Microsoft Copilot Chat is an AI-powered chat for the web, designed in line with Microsoft's AI principles. Copilot Chat gives users access to better answers, greater efficiency, and new ways to be creative.
You may see the names Copilot with data protection and Copilot Chat throughout the site and they may be used interchangeably as Microsoft transitions to the new name. As of February 2025 the offical name is Copilot Chat and is part of your Microsoft 365 subscription.
By logging into Copilot Chat using your Ohio State university username and password your data will be protected. Students will use their BuckeyeMail username and password. To learn more about protection please see What does enterprise data protection mean? in the FAQ.
Use Copilot Chat to create new images, help narrow down vendor choices, write a professional document, or plan a business trip and choose the best day based on weather or traffic. You can ask your assistant questions and narrow down the results using follow up questions in a more efficient manner than a basic search engine. You can now temporarily attach files for your assistant to analyze and use. New features were rolled out in fall 2024 as Copilot Wave 2.
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Copilot Chat
Copilot Chat is part of the Educational Licensing provided to you through the Ohio State University. As Microsoft continuously improves Copilot Chat and rolls out additional features available for use, more information will be added to this page.
Currently Copilot Chat is accessible as an application in the web portal http://it.osu.edu/microsoft-365, within the basic Microsoft 365 applications (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc.) and within the Microsoft Edge browser.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Troubleshooting and Known Issues
Microsoft's complete Copilot Frequently Asked Questions
File limits for Copilot Chat
- 1 MB for regular (not signed in)
- 512 MB for protected (signed in)
Help
If you have any trouble accessing or using Microsoft Copilot please contact the IT Service Desk 24/7 at 614-688-4357 (HELP), Self Service, or servicedesk@osu.edu.
Security
While Copilot (Bing Chat for Enterprise) provides various features to help ensure that it is giving accurate answers, it is important for users to employ a “trust but verify” approach with AI technologies.
In alignment with Ohio State’s Responsible Use Policy, submitted Copilot prompts and responses are logged and may be leveraged by university services designed to protect university data, resources, and users.
There is no access to OSU data directly, so no connectors/3rd party plugins can be or are used. Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat Enterprise) is not designed to access organizational resources or content within Microsoft 365, such as documents in OneDrive, emails, or other data in the Microsoft 365 Graph.