Microsoft Copilot Wave 2: First Impressions

Microsoft’s briefing of Copilot Wave 2 wrapped up today. It was a public event on LinkedIn, and since you can read the full breakdown here, I’m here to share my initial thoughts with you.

Copilot Agents: Agentic AI is here

I absolutely love the Wave Two updates, especially the bits about agents. It looks like Microsoft’s really pushing forward with the agent’s part where Copilot Studio is transforming them, breaking down silos in your data systems like ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). These agents can run autonomously, coordinating data from different systems and other AI agents. What I saw was pretty powerful.

I’m glad to see it’s in line with my advice to people: don’t invest too heavily in the current Copilot Studio methods for making custom Copilots. This new approach is definitely how you’ll want to make your Copilot work for you.

Copilot Pages: stay in the Loop

Next up, I’ve been a fan of the Microsoft Loop product for a while now. I’ve been talking about it since it was called Fluid Framework years ago, and I predicted it would revolutionize the way we work—much like how the moving assembly belt changed the car industry.

Now, with the new announcement, you can turn the results of your Copilot prompts into a collaborative page where you can see who’s working on what in real-time. It looks great and is very similar to Microsoft Loop components, even though they didn’t call it Loop once. It’s a good example of integrating existing technology with Copilot tech.

Excel and Python integration

Thirdly, there’s a lot of other stuff, right? The Python integration with Excel stood out too. To be honest, Copilot in Excel used to be pretty terrible, but I have high hopes for Wave 2. The new integration should enable more advanced analyses. However, the real test will be in using it.

PowerPoint Narrative Builder, cool but …

What really caught my eye was the Copilot in PowerPoint, particularly the Narrative Builder. I’d love to get my hands on it. For someone who loves storytelling, it seems like a game-changer. It will finally include your brand templates, imagery, and photo stock library.

The cool part is how you can adjust and insert elements in the builder before generating the slides. That said, I still believe we’ll end up with a lot of information overload. I’m a fan of simplicity and removing unnecessary elements. This is why I love my journaling experiments, where I condense hours of content into a five-minute read.

To sum up, my first impressions of Microsoft Copilot Wave 2 are quite positive. I have a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license, so let’s see when it’s all available.

Feel free to share your thoughts or ask questions in the comments where I will share updates of my hands-on experiences.