HCMC, Vietnam – January 18, 2024: Microsoft today organized the “Leading the Era of Artificial Intelligence” summit for Vietnamese organizations and businesses to explore and anticipate artificial intelligence (AI) trends, solutions, and technologies, to enhance business value, promote innovation, and accelerate the digital transformation journey in the era of AI. At the summit, Microsoft announced many of Copilot’s latest features to enhance the experience for individual and business users, including the Copilot Pro premium for individuals, the Copilot application on iOS and Android; and Copilot for Microsoft 365 for small businesses.
As AI becomes more woven into society, its impact will be significant to the global economy. According to the latest study commissioned by IDC and Microsoft with more than 2,100 businesses in 16 countries around the world on “The business value and opportunity of AI“, about 71% of respondents say their companies are already using AI, and 22% planning to do so within the next 12 months. Organizations that have implemented AI see an 18% increase in customer satisfaction, employee productivity, and business market share.
For every $1 companies invest in AI, they are realizing an average of $3.5 in return and 5% of organizations worldwide are realizing an average of $8 in return. The study also shows that organizations participating in the survey are also prioritizing more investment in AI. Specifically, 43% of organizations plan to reduce spending in other areas of the business to reallocate spending towards AI within 24 months.
Mrs. Nguyen Quynh Tram, Country General Manager of Microsoft Vietnam, said: “Microsoft recognizes AI as the defining technology of our era. However, AI is not a target, but a means to achieve greater goals. AI will empower us to perform tasks better and faster than ever before. In the age of AI, the more an organization learns and adopts AI, the more it will thrive. At Microsoft, our technological innovations are driven by our mission of enabling every person and organization to achieve more. We are dedicated to supporting every Vietnamese organization and business in harnessing the potential and value of AI to enhance their performance and growth, then to foster the digital economy of Vietnam.”
Since launching in 2023, Microsoft’s Copilot has reached an important milestone with more than 5 billion chats and more than 5 billion images to date. As Copilot continues to earn preference and usage, we are receiving valuable feedback on how to improve. Two examples: First, there are a set of Copilot power users like creators, researchers, programmers, and others who want more rapid access to the very latest we have to offer. And second, our Microsoft 365 customers want access to Copilot in the Microsoft 365 apps for personal use. To help address those needs, today we are delighted to announce more options for power users, creators and anyone looking to take their Copilot experience to the next level.
Introducing Copilot Pro: Supercharge your creativity and productivity
Copilot Pro is a new subscription that delivers the most advanced features and capabilities of Microsoft Copilot to individuals looking to supercharge their Copilot experience. Whether you need advanced help with writing, coding, designing, researching, or learning, Copilot Pro brings greater performance, productivity, and creativity.
Copilot Pro provides:
- A single AI experience that runs across your devices, understanding your context on the web, on your PC, across your apps and soon on your phone to bring the right skills to you when you need them.
- Access to Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on PC, Mac and iPad for Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers.
- Priority access to the very latest models – starting today with OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo. With Copilot Pro you’ll have access to GPT-4 Turbo during peak times for faster performance and, coming soon, the ability to toggle between models to optimize your experience how you choose.
- Enhanced AI image creation with Image Creator from Designer (formerly Bing Image Creator) – ensuring it’s faster with 100 boosts per day while bringing you more detailed image quality as well as landscape image format.
- The ability to build your own Copilot GPT – a customized Copilot tailored for a specific topic – in our new Copilot GPT Builder (coming soon) with just a simple set of prompts.
You can subscribe to Copilot Pro today for $20 per month/per user.
Expanding Copilot for Microsoft 365 to businesses of all sizes
While Copilot Pro is our best experience for individuals, Copilot for Microsoft 365 is our best experience for organizations. Copilot for Microsoft 365 became generally available for enterprises in November. As we said earlier this year, 40% of the Fortune 100 participated in our Early Access Program, and since GA for enterprise, customers like Visa, BP, Honda, Pfizer, and partners like Accenture, KPMG and PwC are already using Copilot — which means thousands of people across industries and sectors have started working in new ways, with an AI-powered copilot at their side. Today we are excited to announce that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now available for organizations of all sizes — with no seat minimum. We are also enabling our partners to help every business become AI-powered.
Today’s updates include:
- Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now generally available for small businesses with Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Business Standard Customers can purchase between one and 299 seats for $30 per person per month.
- We’re removing the 300-seat purchase minimum for commercial plans and making Copilot available for Office 365 E3 and E5 customers (A Microsoft 365 license was previously required).
- Commercial customers can now purchase Copilot for Microsoft 365 through our amazing network of Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider partners.
- Last month, we also announced eligibility of Copilot for Microsoft 365 for education faculty and staff.
Introducing new features in Copilot
As we expand the availability of Copilot to even more people, we continue to offer a great free experience for anyone interested in exploring how Copilot can transform productivity and creativity using AI. Today we’re excited to share additional updates to Copilot. You can get started by visiting copilot.microsoft.com.
- Copilot GPTs – Today we’re announcing Copilot GPTs. Copilot GPTs let you customize the behavior of Microsoft Copilot on a topic that is of particular interest to you. A handful of Copilot GPTs will start to roll out beginning today with specific purposes such as fitness, travel, cooking and more. Soon, Copilot Pro users will also be able to create their own Copilot GPTs using Copilot GPT Builder.
- Copilot mobile app – The Copilot mobile app is now available for Android and iOS. The Copilot app gives you the power of Copilot on the go as your Copilot queries and chats will roam across your phone and PC. The Copilot mobile app includes the same capabilities of Copilot on your PC including access to GPT-4, Dall-E 3 for image creation, and the ability to use images from your phone when chatting with Copilot. Download the app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
- Copilot in the Microsoft 365 mobile app – We’re also adding Copilot to the Microsoft 365 mobile app for Android and iOS for individuals with a Microsoft account. This new feature is rolling out over the next month..
At the “Leading the Era of AI”, Microsoft also shared many of their latest AI integration products and solutions, including Microsoft Azure AI, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot, Microsoft Security Copilot, etc. No matter what stage organizations and businesses are entering in their AI transformation journey, Microsoft will always have the right solutions and technologies to empower Vietnamese organizations and businesses to maximize the value of their AI transformation.
To learn more about how organizations and businesses from various industries around the world have successfully deployed AI with Microsoft support, please visit LINK.