Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is a content-based AI assistant and is available to all UWM students, faculty and staff.
What is Copilot Chat for?
This tool can be used for a large variety of tasks. Some examples include:
- Getting quick answers to questions (always verify answers for accuracy)
- Creating outlines for ideas or proposals
- Rephrasing content for clarification
- Brainstorming for projects, papers or presentations
Note: This information regards the version of Microsoft Copilot Chat that is offered through your UWM Microsoft 365 account. Be sure to log in using the resources below to access the correct version of Copilot Chat.
Using Copilot Chat
When logging into Microsoft 365 on the web, Copilot Chat will be listed as an option or application on the landing page. You can also access it directly through this Copilot Chat link.
Accessing Copilot Chat directly through your UWM Microsoft 365 account is the university-supported and safe way to use the tool. Look for the green shield in the upper right corner – this means Enterprise data protection is applied:
Resources
- UWM KnowlegeBase: Microsoft 365 – Copilot Chat
- Microsoft Overview: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
- How to use Microsoft Copilot (video)
- UWM AI Guidance
- UWM AI Policy Analysis
If you have any questions about this topic, please contact the UWM Help Desk.
Using AI Safely
Copilot Chat is part of the Microsoft suite offered at UWM. This AI tool offers stronger data protection than other free AI tools. This means that prompts and responses fall under Microsoft’s enterprise data protection, which runs regular safety checks and encrypts your data. This is the only version of Copilot Chat where you can safely use university data.
UWM has an agreement with Microsoft that provides additional legal and technical protections that the free version does not. As such, UWM employees are allowed to use specific types of data with this version of Copilot Chat. UWM’s guidance is based on UW System Policy 1031 regarding data classification.
