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Episode Summary

Microsoft’s new Copilot experience brings Chat and Co-Work together under Home while adding Code and Autopilot as distinct modes. This episode explains how each mode is intended to be used, how the managed runtime could simplify application governance, and why organizations need to prepare for consumption-based costs. It also covers Microsoft IQ, plugins, model access, advanced SharePoint capabilities, OneDrive, and Copilot Search.

Topics Covered

• Copilot Home, Code, and Autopilot
• Chat versus Co-Work
• Office editing inside Copilot
• The Today screen
• Mentioning Copilot in Teams
• Personal Autopilot agents
• End-user coding
• Copilot managed runtime
• Microsoft IQ and Dataverse data
• Plugin and MCP governance
• FinOps for AI and Copilot credits
• Model-family access controls
• Hybrid billing for SharePoint
• Copilot Search in SharePoint and OneDrive

Key Takeaways

• Communicate the redesigned Copilot interface before users encounter it.
• Match quick work to Chat and complex multi-step work to Co-Work.
• Use Autopilot for autonomous personal work without abandoning enterprise-agent investments.
• Establish spending policies and approval paths before expanding usage.
• Decide which business processes are suitable for Code, Autopilot, Co-Work, or enterprise agents.
• Treat advanced SharePoint capabilities as a distinct cost and governance category.

Chapters

00:00:00 Welcome to the Copilot Briefing
00:00:32 Microsoft’s Copilot announcements
00:00:58 The new Copilot app
00:02:31 Office inside Copilot
00:04:13 The Today screen
00:04:59 Mentioning Copilot in Teams
00:05:55 Introducing Autopilot
00:06:46 Co-Work versus Autopilot
00:08:03 Autopilot triggers and actions
00:09:47 Home, Autopilot, and Code
00:10:06 End-user application development
00:11:38 Copilot managed runtime
00:13:18 Microsoft IQ and business data
00:14:46 The plugin registry
00:15:47 FinOps for AI
00:19:06 Agent costs and spending policies
00:21:01 Controlling model access
00:22:06 Cost visibility and usage limits
00:24:38 Copilot in SharePoint
00:28:06 OneDrive and Copilot Search
00:29:00 Business priorities and takeaways

Links

Copilot in SharePoint updates - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/sharepoint-ai-innovations-hit-ga-powering-new-copilot-app-and-agents/4555724?WT.mc_id=MVP_320501

The new Copilot app - https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/09/25/introducing-the-new-copilot-with-home-code-and-autopilot/