(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Engage

Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Engage evolves into a personalized AI companion, offering features like Community Catch-Up, Information Discovery, and Recall. Rollout starts mid-August 2025, requiring Copilot licenses. Organizations should prepare by reviewing licenses, communicating changes, and updating training. Compliance impacts include new data storage and AI interactions.

Updated August 7, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

We’re introducing the next evolution of Copilot in Engage—transforming it from a writing assistant into a personalized AI companion. This enhanced experience helps users stay informed, discover insights, and recall important information across their network.

This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 481282 

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins mid-August 2025 (previously late July) and we expect to complete the rollout by late September 2025 (previously end of August). 

[How this affects your organization:]

Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will gain access to new capabilities in Engage, including:

• Community Catch-Up: Stay current on conversations, trending content, and key updates in your network.
• Information Discovery: Find relevant insights and answers from colleagues, communities, and storylines.
• Recall: Retrieve past conversations, updates, and shared knowledge quickly.

These features are built on the Avalon/M365 Copilot platform and leverage Microsoft Graph data for a deeply integrated experience.

Note: Users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will not have access to these enhanced capabilities.

[What you can do to prepare:]

• Review licensing: Ensure users who need access are assigned the Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
• Communicate the change: Let users know about the new capabilities and how they can benefit from them.
• Update training materials: Reflect the new Copilot experience in Engage.

[Compliance considerations:]

• Stores new customer data Yes
• Alters how existing customer data is processed, stored, or accessed Yes
• Introduces or modifies AI/ML capabilities that interact with customer data Yes
• Provides new ways of interacting with generative AI Yes
• Modifies or disables Purview capabilities (DLP, labels, audit, etc.) Maybe
• Alters admin compliance monitoring or reporting Maybe
• Modifies how users access/export/delete/correct personal data (GDPR) Maybe