Thousands of public servants at dozens of federal departments and agencies will become the first to gain access to Microsoft Copilot as part of a six-month trial of the generative AI assistant.
As many as 51 entities have already signed up to the trial, which will run for the next six months across the Australian Public Service at a cost of $1.2 million, with more agencies expected to join in the coming weeks.
Copilot is an AI-powered assistant built by Microsoft that is capable of automating tasks and creating content within its suite of productivity applications, such as Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and Teams.
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