Copilot

Welcome to Microsoft Copilot at UMB

Microsoft Copilot is an advanced AI-powered assistant designed to help users communicate, collaborate, and streamline tasks across digital platforms. By leveraging the latest artificial intelligence technologies, Copilot can answer questions, generate content, provide recommendations, and assist with a wide range of academic and professional activities.

At UMB, we are committed to providing our educators, students, and staff with cutting-edge technology that is secure, private, and designed for responsible AI use. While the full Microsoft Copilot license is not presently available to everyone at UMB, Microsoft Copilot Chat is now available to our entire community, offering a powerful AI assistant that stands apart from other large language models (LLMs) for its enterprise-grade security and privacy.

Microsoft Copilot Chat

Microsoft Copilot Chat is now available to all University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) employees and students. Access it through any web browser, and when you sign in with your UMB credentials, you are working in a protected environment designed to keep your information secure.

• Search for Information: Ask any question—Copilot will search a variety of sources, analyze them, and provide a thorough response.
• Generate Text: Give Copilot a prompt, and it will analyze and generate text to meet your needs.
• Generate Images: Describe what you need, and Copilot will create a set of images based on your description.
• On a Smartphone: Use the Copilot Smartphone App for convenient, on-the-go access. Refer to the Copilot Smartphone App PDF for details.
• Need Help? For more information, check out the Copilot FAQs.

M365 Copilot (Full License)

M365 Copilot (formerly Copilot for Microsoft 365) is being evaluated at UMB and is currently available only to individuals granted a license for evaluation purposes. This advanced AI assistant is fully integrated with Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

• Integrated with Microsoft Applications: Access Copilot directly from the toolbar in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• Work Efficiently: Organize and run meetings with ease; Copilot can provide summaries and action items for participants.
• Get Summaries: Quickly catch up with summaries of emails, Teams conversations, and meeting transcripts.
• Get a Head Start on Documents: Use Copilot to draft documents in Word, PowerPoint, and other M365 tools for a productive start.
• Manage Your Inbox: Simplify your email management—Copilot can summarize long email chains and assist in composing responses.