Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way we learn, teach, and collaborate. From simplifying research to enhancing creativity, AI services provide personalized assistance, streamline tasks, and open new possibilities for innovation.
Learn about AI Basics.
Microsoft Copilot Chat is a free Microsoft AI chat service powered by ChatGPT that can be used in any web browser or in the Microsoft Edge browser.
Microsoft Copilot Chat is free to use.
You can view and download a helpful Copilot Tip Sheet Poster at the below link:
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You’re logged into your school or work account on the top right corner of the browser.
When you hover over the shield icon next to New chat button icon, you see “Enterprise Data Protection”.
Using non-approved AI web services can expose Humber’s data to the public.
Navigate to edge://settings/sidebar and select “Copilot” under App and notification settings. From the Copilot settings page, turn off the “Allow Copilot to use page content” toggle.
Copilot Chat leverages the latest web information to respond to your prompts. It does not have access to data from your device or your organization's information. When using Copilot Chat in the Microsoft Edge sidebar, you can grant it permission to view content on your current page to generate summaries. However, Copilot Chat will not access or use other browser data, such as your browser history.
As with other AI tools, there are limits to how many turns (prompts and responses) you can do per chat conversation and per day. If you reach those limits, you will be notified within the chat tool itself.
Copilot for Microsoft 365 is an AI assistant integrated into Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams. It helps you draft emails, summarize documents, manage calendars, and automate repetitive tasks using natural language. Copilot boosts creativity, productivity, and decision making by working alongside you throughout your workday.
Copilot for Microsoft 365 is available for approximately $300 per user per year, plus applicable taxes.
A formal quote with exact pricing will be provided during the procurement process.
You can request a license by visiting the staff eForm page and filling out the Request a Software License eForm.
Teams Premium is an additive service within Teams to provide advanced tools and features for Teams meetings, webinars and other collaborative tools to provide a more secure and customizable experience.
Microsoft Teams Premium is available for approximately $30 per user per year, plus applicable taxes.
A formal quote with exact pricing will be provided during the procurement process.
You can request a license by visiting the staff eForm page and filling out the Request a Software License eForm.
| FEATURE | COPILOT CHAT | COPILOT FOR MICROSOFT 365 | TEAMS PREMIUM |
| Integrates with Microsoft 365 Applications | No | Yes | Partially enhances Microsoft Teams Features but does not integrate across Word/Excel/Outlook like in Microsoft 365 Copilot |
| Meeting summaries and notes from Microsoft teams | No | Yes, can transcribe meetings, summarize discussions, highlight key points, and suggest action items. | Yes, includes AI-powered intelligent recap, auto-generated notes, action items, timeline markers, and speaker segmentation |
| Analyze uploaded files | Yes | Yes | No |
| Document Summarization and Generation | Partially, chat can provide summarization and generation based on input text or uploaded documents | Yes, summarization of document and emails directly with in the application. | No |
| Answer questions using public and web-grounded content | Yes | Yes | No |
| Data Analysis and Visualization | No | Yes, in Excel, Copilot for Microsoft 365 can analyze data, generate charts, create pivot tables, and provide insights based on trends and patterns in the data. | No |
| Email Management | No | Yes, Integration with Outlook. | No |
| Presentation Creation | No | Yes, with PowerPoint. | No |
| Enterprise Data Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Meeting features | No | Yes, AI notetaking, action items recap, closed captioning | Yes, meeting Templates, watermarking, end-to-end encryption, custom branding, and advanced webinar tools |
| Advanced meeting personalization | No | No | Yes, includes Branded meetings, together mode scenes, and personalizes meeting views |
| Virtual appointments | No | No | SMS appointment notifications, Queue management view, Virtual appointment analytics, and Custom appointment waiting room |
| Advanced Webinars and Events | No | No | Yes, includes Microsoft eCDN Support (optimized video streaming), Advanced event analytics, and a customizable registration page |
With the swift rise of open-source AI, Humber Polytechnic is embracing this new technology in the form of Copilot (formerly Bing Chat Enterprise) to support teaching, innovation and learning for our staff, faculty, and students. While this is very exciting, it is crucial that we use AI mindfully and understand the potential risks. AI is always changing, and these guidelines can evolve, but we can offer guidelines that relate to conducting business-related tasks for staff and faculty, aligning with the general statement of AI Tools at Work.
To begin, always ensure that you are signed in to Copilot using your Humber credentials (username@humber.ca). You will know you have successfully signed in with your work account when you see the shield icon next to the 'New chat' button on your screen. Once logged in, here are some examples of what is encouraged and what to avoid.
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