Episode 32 - Demystifying Microsoft Copilot's Capabilities, plus our look at Researcher
Let’s Talk Microsoft 365 Copilot PodcastShow Notes
Is Microsoft overselling Copilot's capabilities, or are we expecting too much? In this month's Let’s Talk Podcast, Holly and Scott demystify the AI capabilities of Copilot, talk about what sets it apart from ChatGPT, Google and others and talk about how you set the right expectations during adoption and how to monitor how it's actually being used in your organization. During the back half of the show, we'll talk about the new Deep Reasoning white paper going around and do our own Deep Thinking Analysis to give you a better idea of what to expect. All this and more in our July episode!
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🔖 Chapters
Intro 0:00:00 Ignite 2025 Registration and 2025 Recap So Far 0:00:38 Demystifying Copilot, Defining Capabilities 0:03:02 Quality of Data is Important! 0:14:48 Defining Your Adoption Strategy 0:19:14 Explore and Create with Copilot 0:26:12 Our Deep Dive into Researcher 0:27:41
🔗 Show Links
Microsoft Ignite 2025 Tickets on Sale Now - https://ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/home Introducing
Researcher and Analyst in Microsoft 365 Copilot -https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/03/25/introducing-researcher-and-analyst-in-microsoft-365-copilot/
"The Illusion of Thinking:Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Modelsvia the Lens of Problem Complexity" - https://ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-illusion-of-thinking.pdf
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