Copilot
- every employee's AI assistant in your browser
What is this for?
Copilot is an AI tool provided by Microsoft, which operates in the browser at copilot.microsoft.com. (Remember to log in!) It is based on the GPT-4 language model, the latest language model produced by OpenAI, which the ChatGPT+ service also relies on.
You can ask Copilot for information on topics of your choice, or request it to analyze the content of an open page in the browser. You can ask for a summary of a lengthy PDF document, or inquire about detailed questions regarding its content. Copilot is capable of searching for information on the Internet. You can feed images to Copilot and ask about their content.
Copilot is very proficient in text production. It can expand a point expressed with bullet points into a complete, structured text. You can ask it to design a lesson based on given material. It can create poems, stories, code, and other creative content. It is also reasonably good at translating text. This tip’s English translation is made by Copilot and is unedited.
Copilot is also a good sparring partner. If you’re stuck and there’s no one nearby to discuss the problem with, Copilot might be of help.
Copilot includes a DALL-E 3 image creation tool. With this, you can create images of any topic you desire. Currently, the tool is mainly suitable for creating illustration images; it is not capable of anything precise or technical.
How to use this?
Copilot is available at copilot.microsoft.com.
Remember to log in with your university user ID; this way, the conversation and related data will not be accessible by Microsoft, OpenAI, or anyone else.
In the Edge browser, Copilot can also be found behind the Copilot icon in the top right corner of the browser.
There are no costs associated with its use.
What did I do?
I have used Copilot for creating and expanding texts, designing various presentations, planning events and occasions, making summaries, getting acquainted with the main points of lengthy documents, and creating illustrative images.
Who gave the tip?
Aleksi Alavuotunki