Microsoft AI Tools

What Is It?

M365 Copilot Icon Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI assistant built into Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 apps. You can use Copilot to:

  • Draft and refine documents, emails, and presentations
  • Summarize meetings, chats, and lengthy documents
  • Generate insights from data in Excel
  • Get suggestions and examples directly in the app you are already working in

Teams Premium Icon Teams Premium

Teams Premium is ideal for departments and individuals who regularly host large meetings, webinars, or require elevated security and AI-assisted productivity features.

Microsoft Teams Premium adds advanced meeting and webinar features on top of standard Teams. It is especially helpful if you:

  • Host large or important meetings, classes, or webinars.
  • Need AI‑generated meeting notes and recaps (Intelligent Recap).
  • Work with participants who speak different languages and need live translated captions.
  • Need advanced webinar tools such as registration pages and custom branding.

Who Is Eligible to Use It?

This service is available to eligible UT Dallas faculty, staff, student employees, and research assistants. Access is reviewed based on the submitted business, academic, research, or operational need. 

  1. Select the Request Microsoft AI Tools for Access button on the service page. 
  2. Submit the request with your department, intended use case, preferred seat type, and any relevant academic or business requirements. 
  3. The request form must be submitted by the department fiscal officer. If you need access to Claude, contact your department fiscal officer to complete the request on your behalf. 

Where Can I Get It?

Once licenses are assigned:

  • M365 Copilot features will be available automatically within your existing Microsoft 365 applications.
  • Teams Premium features will be available automatically within your existing Microsoft Teams application.

How Much Does It Cost?

The Microsoft AI Tools offering (M365 Copilot & Teams Premium): $194 per user, per year.
Billing note: OIT does not prorate license fees. Requests submitted during the year are charged at the full annual license rate. 

 
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