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Microsoft Copilot is now available for all Ithaca College students!

Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered chat designed for work. Whether you’re drafting a report, preparing a presentation, or brainstorming ideas, Copilot aims to streamline your tasks and enhance productivity. Copilot uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data from the public web to answer questions, summarize information, analyze data, generate text or visuals, and boost your productivity.

Copilot was made available for faculty and staff on September 21, 2023, and is now available for students using their Ithaca College Microsoft 365 account.

1. Open the Microsoft Edge Browser.
2. Go to https://copilot.microsoft.com/
3. Sign in using your Ithaca College credentials if prompted.
4. At the top of Copilot are two options: Copilot and Notebook.
   1. In Copilot, enter text to plan, write, or summarize information, and choose a conversation style. It will reply with an AI-generated answer.
   2. In Notebook, enter text to generate content. The Notebook is perfect for refining prompts and working with longer content.
5. To start a new chat session, click Refresh or New topic.

For more information on how to use Copilot in Microsoft Edge or in Windows 11, visit our IT knowledge base article Article - Microsoft Copilot (ithaca.edu). To understand the full capabilities of Copilot and what kinds of things employees, educators, and students can do with this tool, please check Microsoft’s frequently asked questions.

Your input into Microsoft Copilot is not used to train the underlying large language models, and neither your input nor Copilot’s responses are retained by Microsoft after your browser is closed, the chat topic is reset, or the session ends. More information about Copilot with commercial data protection can be found here: Copilot Privacy and Protections | Microsoft Learn