Getting Started with Microsoft Copilot (and Which Copilot Is Which)
Microsoft uses the Copilot name for several products. Learn the difference between Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot and how to start safely.
"Copilot" is the most confusing name in AI, because it is attached to several different products from Microsoft and GitHub. Ask three colleagues what Copilot is and you may get three different answers, and all of them can be right. This guide sorts out which is which, so you can find the one you actually have and use it well.
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