(Updated) PowerPoint for Web: 'Prepare for Questions' skill in Copilot

🚨 The Signal: A new Copilot skill, 'Prepare for Questions,' in PowerPoint for Web analyzes presentations to anticipate audience questions. This feature is enabled by default and uses Anthropic models, respecting existing tenant configurations. It aims to boost presenter confidence and presentation quality.

The Impact

Users leveraging Copilot in PowerPoint for Web are affected, with a low security risk related to data processing by third-party AI models.

• End users: New AI assistance for presentations, potentially exposing content to external models.
• Security team: Need to verify data handling and privacy implications of Anthropic model usage.
• Admins: No direct control over this specific Copilot skill, but model configuration is respected.

The Action

1. Review existing Microsoft 365 Copilot and model configuration settings in the Microsoft 365 admin center to ensure Anthropic model usage aligns with organizational policy.
2. Communicate to users that presentation content may be processed by third-party AI models when using this Copilot skill.
3. Update internal data governance and privacy policies to reflect the use of AI models for content analysis within Microsoft 365 applications.

Domain: Agentic-AI · Impact: medium · Workload: M365 Apps