Meet your new Copilot 365 assistants: Skills agent, Interpreter agent, Project agent and the facilitator

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Making your tasks easier for you: The other day I wrote about the new Skills feature coming to Microsoft 365 in the following weeks. But the Advanced tier os the new skills feature is just one of three out-of-the-box agents already in place or coming the next weeks and months (and many more in the future, I'm sure). This agents are designed to handle "everything" from simple tasks to complex multi-step processes where you choose to implement them. In this rather length post, I’ll try to break down each agent’s capabilities, why they’re useful, and how you can prepare to make the most of them. Skill Discovery (Skills Agent – Powered by People Skills) Let's start with the skills agent. In my previous post, I mentioned the release of the "skills feature" that will be released in two tiers. One basic, and one advanced. The advanced tier is driven by AI, more specific the "Skills agent". This agent is all about connecting people and expertise. The agent...

Two upcoming Viva and Copilot updates

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Microsoft Viva Pulse will be in included with Microsoft 365 Copilot Subscription

This feature previously only allowed users with a Viva Pulse premium license could create and send Pulse requests using out-of-the-box content and templates provided by their tenant’s Pulse administrators. But with this change, users with either a Pulse license or a Microsoft 365 Copilot license can now create and send Pulse requests.
Responding to Pulse requests does not require a license, though a premium license is needed for full access to research-backed templates and customization capabilities.

This is a feature that allows leaders to send brief surveys to gather real-time feedback on Copilot implementation, helping to quickly identify and address challenges. 

The rollout will occur automatically with features enabled by default, requiring no admin action before the rollout. For more information on Viva Pulse capabilities, visit Microsoft Learn. 

For more details, refer to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407706.

Microsoft 365 Copilot to Access Viva Engage Content

Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon be able to access question posts in Microsoft Viva Engage public communities, including Answers. This enhancement will enable Copilot to provide more relevant responses to users' inquiries on both web and iOS/Android platforms. Note that a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. The feature will be on by default.

According to the Roadmap ID 408166, this feature should start rolling out any day now and be complete by the end of January 2025.