Microsoft Launches Copilot Cowork, Bringing Autonomous Multi-Step AI Workflows to Microsoft 365
Summary
Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork, a powerful new AI feature within Microsoft 365 that autonomously executes complex, multi-step workflows — letting users simply describe a goal while Copilot plans, reasons, and delivers results across tools and files, with early enterprise adopters already streamlining operations at scale.
Key Points
- Microsoft is launching Copilot Cowork through its Frontier program, enabling long-running, multi-step AI-driven work within Microsoft 365 by letting users describe desired outcomes while Copilot creates plans, reasons across tools and files, and carries work forward.
- Early adopters like Capital Group are already leveraging Copilot Cowork to automate workflows including planning, scheduling, and executive review preparation, with the system operating within enterprise security and data boundaries for safe scaling.
- Microsoft is also rolling out enhanced Researcher features powered by multi-model intelligence, including a new Critique function using models from Anthropic and OpenAI that achieves a 13.8% improvement on the DRACO benchmark, plus a model Council allowing side-by-side comparison of responses from different AI models.