Copilot is Microsoft's AI (Artificial Intelligence) assistant tool that is automatically integrated in the Edge internet browser and, depending on licensing, appears within the Windows environment as well as in Microsoft 365 apps.

Even though AI is not a new concept and has been around for decades whether you have realized it or not, what has felt newer to many people is having AI tools at our fingertips in everyday life more than ever. The commonly known AI tool named ChatGPT is where many people got their literal first touch at using AI firsthand, but there are several AI tools including Copilot who have earned their wings to fly just as well as the other trailblazing AI tools. 

Here are some of our favorite highlights to point out about AI tools like Copilot:

• WHAT CAN AI DO?
• It boils down to input and output. What you ask AI to do is exactly what you will get out of AI.
• Think of AI like a new sidekick that you can ask to carry out tasks that you either might not want to do or simply do not know where to begin.
• PROMPTING FINESSE
• Using an AI tool such as Copilot is like engaging in an electronic two-way conversation, so the more in-depth you want that conversation to be then the more specific your prompts need to be with questions and instructions given to Copilot.
• Remember that prompting is as much for asking AI for guidance as it can be for telling AI what you need done.
• AI IS NOT A TOTAL REPLACEMENT FOR HUMANS
• AI cannot exist without humans. Real human intelligence is what feeds the artificial intelligence. AI cannot reason, judge or feel like humans can. Full stop. Granted, there are AI tools being built and taught to mimic more human behaviors but at the end of the day there will always be a need for humans. After all, who is going to maintain the AI machine language and tools?
• AI is data driven and can gather information in a manner and speed that would otherwise take humans a long time to do. So efficiency is the key to why we should lean on AI to perform tasks and pull information together for us.
• The common fear we hear is that people are afraid of AI taking their jobs or taking over their lives in some other manner. Not to say there is not some of that happening, but perspective can be powerful if we view AI as a tool that's intended to help make our lives better and to free our time to focus on tasks that only WE can do as humans! Plus, there are new jobs evolving because of AI as well.
• AI IS YOUR NEW FRIEND BUT YOU NEED TO BUILD UP TRUST
• We understand the hesitation and resistance about using AI tools. The reality is that AI isn't going away. So we like to think of AI like a new friend you're getting to know better and learning to trust.
• As impressively intelligent and responsive as AI tools have become, it is still imperative to VERIFY the information being provided by AI tools.
• Many AI tools will show their sources or you can include that as a component in the prompt to show sources. Click on those sources to review and verify.
• Go to an internet browser to search on the facts given by AI to verify the information is indeed true.

With Copilot being a Microsoft tool, it appears in many places within our computers and other devices at home and in the workplace. Since Computer Sense focuses on workforce upskilling, we conduct training classes in Copilot and offer coaching and consulting to clients as they implement Copilot within their organizations.

Computer Sense would love to help you and your organization to face and embrace the inevitable AI era that is upon us,
so please contact us and let us know how we can help you!