Microsoft is enhancing the functionality of its AI-based intelligent assistant, Copilot, within the Microsoft Teams app by introducing new ways to summon the assistant during meetings and create summaries, among other features.
The intelligent assistant can currently summarize team meetings, but in the coming months, it will integrate transcribed speeches and written chats into one presentation to facilitate following up on missed meetings.
The “personal assistant” feature in the Teams app will also see improvements in chat message composition, allowing Teams users to rephrase messages in new ways. “The personal assistant can edit your message to add a work invitation, or even make it sound like pirate language,” Microsoft mentioned in one of its blog posts. “Soon, you will also be able to create a new message based on the chat context within the Teams app.”
According to Microsoft, the smart call summary option for traditional phone-directed “Teams” calls will be available in the next quarter through “Teams Premium.” The smart call summary option will automatically jot down notes during calls, enabling a phone call summary and knowing the next steps without the need for awkward note-taking.
All these small improvements in artificial intelligence on the Microsoft Teams platform, when combined, form a more flexible assistant within Teams. Integrating Copilot’s assistant capabilities within Teams is one of the most impressive examples of Microsoft’s AI integration with Office applications, providing quick meeting summaries that let you know exactly when you were mentioned in the meeting.
Microsoft continues to push for the use of the “Copilot” feature in Teams, and additionally, Microsoft is working on launching new features specifically for hybrid meetings within Teams designed to enhance the experience for remote participants and those present in the room. Later this year, the automatic camera switching feature for the IntelliFrame function in Teams rooms will be introduced. This feature uses artificial intelligence to select the best camera in the meeting room, whether it’s room cameras or even laptops. This feature is designed to automatically switch camera views so that remote participants can get the best viewing angle, especially if a specific camera is blocked in any way.
The voice recognition feature will also be available for any microphone in Teams rooms as a trial version in April, allowing you to record your audio file and identify your face so that everything you say is accurately transcribed during Teams meetings.
Finally, Microsoft has some new communication partners supporting the Teams Phone Mobile feature, which allows you to have one number for both Teams and your mobile device. “We are pleased to announce that several new partners including AT&T, Ooredoo, Virgin Media O2, and Vodafone UK will start offering the Teams Phone Mobile feature later this year,” as mentioned by Microsoft.