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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): People Skills - Expanded AI inferencing for E3/E5 users

Roadmap ID
548643
View in M365 Roadmap
Product
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Published
January 16, 2026
Status
Launched
Cloud Instance
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Release Phase
General Availability
Platforms
DesktopWeb
Expected Release
February 2026

Description

People Skills is expanding AI powered skill inferencing to include Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licensed users. Previously, AI powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will have the option to turn on AI powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control will be available to tenants with Copilot licenses.

Change History

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February 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM Updated
Status
Previous
Rolling out
New
Launched
Modified Date
Previous
2026-02-03T00:15:51.000Z
New
2026-02-12T00:15:53.000Z
February 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM Updated
Status
Previous
In development
New
Rolling out
Modified Date
Previous
2026-01-22T00:00:09.000Z
New
2026-02-03T00:15:51.000Z
January 22, 2026 at 2:00 AM Updated
Description
Previous
People Skills is expanding AI powered skill inferencing to include Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licensed users. Previously, AI powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will have the option to turn on AI powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control will be available to US-based tenants with Copilot licenses.
New
People Skills is expanding AI powered skill inferencing to include Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licensed users. Previously, AI powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will have the option to turn on AI powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control will be available to tenants with Copilot licenses.
Modified Date
Previous
2026-01-16T00:31:01.000Z
New
2026-01-22T00:00:09.000Z

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