Introduction to MS Co-Pilot

Presenter: Derek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation.

The University now offers eligible staff access to Microsoft Copilot, an advanced AI-powered chatbot and search engine. Unlike other chatbots, Copilot provides an enhanced user experience by responding to prompts with content and footnotes linked to original internet sources. It features multi-modal capabilities, supporting tasks such as generating images, interpreting image information and aiding in coding. Through the Microsoft Edge browser sidebar, users can inquire about local files or specific websites they are browsing, and the enterprise version of Copilot improves the privacy and security of end users. Derek will demonstrate how to effectively access and use this tool with grounded content sources.  This session was part of the ITS Thursday at 3 series.