Copilot in PowerPoint is also getting improvements, with an improved narrative builder that’s designed to let you quickly create a first draft of a slide deck. The AI assistant will even soon use a company’s branded template to create drafts or company-approved images from SharePoint libraries.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduces the company's newest Microsoft 365 Copilot features in a video released Monday morning. (GeekWire Photo) Microsoft

Copilot is the new UI for AI,” said Microsoft corporate vice president of AI at Work Jared Spataro at the reveal of Microsoft 365 Copilot Phase 2.

In a significant development, Microsoft has integrated Copilot with Excel using Python. This allows users to manipulate data in Excel using natural language instead of traditional coding methods. The updated version of Copilot also includes AI-driven facilities for PowerPoint,

Some of the updates include an AI-assisted collaborative canvas which allows multiple users to interact, edit and make changes at the same time. In a blog post, Jared Spataro, corporate vice president of AI at work at Microsoft, called it "an entirely new work pattern -- multiplayer, human-to-AI-to-human collaboration."

One of Microsoft Copilot's biggest advantages is its ability to help users within the Microsoft 365 apps, which have become a steady cornerstone of many people's workflows. With Wave 2, Microsoft is using customer feedback to further its Copilot assistance in the applications and improve user accessibility.

Microsoft has today announced Copilot Pages, a new persistent canvas in Microsoft Business Chat that enables “multiplayer AI collaboration.” Designed for business use, Copilot Pages will tap into your organizations data and allow colleagues to work together in the same space with Copilot ready to assist.

Microsoft's Copilot Wave 2 introduces AI-powered features in 365 apps, enabling businesses to automate tasks and streamline productivity.

Out of everything Microsoft unveiled, the most compelling is Copilot Pages, a digital canvas for creating, editing, and sharing content.

Microsoft announced a host of new upgrades coming to its AI assistant for both enterprise and personal customers as a part of its Wave 2 event held yesterday

Copilot Pages is Microsoft's new headline feature, with improvements to user experience for small businesses also being rolled out.