Custom Engine Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot

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Agents in BizChat has been available for some time already, but now there is an upcoming update to Agents. The introduction of “ custom engine agents ” in Microsoft 365 Copilot! These specialized agents can be built on any large language model (LLM), toolchain, or orchestration tool, tailored specifically for your domain or tenant workflows. Initially supported in Microsoft Teams, this feature will soon be available in Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat ( BizChat ).   The introduction of Custom engine agents enables your organization to create customized experiences using your own AI systems and orchestrators. You can design unique prompts, connect to any LLM, and integrate these custom agents with Microsoft 365 Copilot. After the rollout, users will be able to access these agents, provided they are enabled and deployed in the Microsoft 365 admin center under the Copilot tab.   You can read more about the feature on this page . Eligible users can create agents using Micros...

Orgwide custom background coming to Microsoft Teams

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Custom backgrounds have been available for Microsoft Teams for some time now, but managing them from an organizational point of view has not been easy. The feature is expected to be rolling out in preview in the April-May time frame, and will hopefully reach GA by the end of July.

Mind you, the feature requires the "Advanced Communications license" when the feature hits GA. If you roll out this feature during preview, the images will be unavailable for users without the license one the preview ends.