Microsoft announced Thursday that it is now integrating Copilot AI capabilities into its consumer-facing Microsoft 365 suite, a day after rolling out on-demand AI agents for businesses.
The Windows maker will give its customers the option to choose a Microsoft 365 subscription plan with or without Copilot AI features.
It will also increase the price of subscriptions in the United States by $3.
Copilot will help users in a multitude of applications in the Microsoft 365 suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote and Designer. However, Copilot AI usage will be capped by monthly credits, which the company says should be enough for most users.
Microsoft will also give users the option to enable or disable Copilot when AI assistance is not desired, such as in academic scenarios such as exams and dissertations. The company also clarified that user-provided prompts will not be used to train its models.
-The company has been under pressure to show that its big bet on AI, which includes the investment in OpenAI and its plans to spend around $80 billion in its current fiscal year on data centers and infrastructure of AI, will bear fruit.
These moves also come at a time when observers have become skeptical about the use of Copilot. Last year, a Gartner report raised doubts about its adoption, leading Microsoft to push its adoption.
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