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How Microsoft 365 Copilot works

How Microsoft 365 Copilot works

Get an inside look at how large language models (LLMs) work when you connect them to the data in your organization. See what makes this possible and how the process respects your privacy to keep data safe with Microsoft 365 Copilot. The LLM for Microsoft 365 Copilot is hosted in the Microsoft Cloud and is not trained on your organizational data. Copilot automatically inherits your organization’s security, compliance, and privacy policies for Microsoft 365.

Join Mary David Pasch to go inside the mechanics of AI-powered Copilot capabilities, what they do and how they work.

► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Introduction

01:11 - Large Language Models (LLMs)

02:19 - Write prompts to include additional info

04:04 - Core components of Copilot

05:12 - Default prompt

06:02 - Microsoft 365 Copilot orchestrator

07:36 - Generate content

08:53 - Wrap up

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