Last updated on November 14, 2024
Microsoft Copilot is a generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that is freely available to all UW–Madison students, faculty and staff. When you log in with your NetID, Copilot offers enterprise data protection, meaning it won’t use your prompt data to train its models. Never enter sensitive or restricted data into Copilot.
You can access Copilot by logging in with your NetID on the web at copilot.microsoft.com and in Microsoft’s apps for Windows, macOS and mobile devices. You can use it to:
- Generate or reformat text, including code
- Answer questions using web results from Bing search
- Create and edit images (15 boosts per day)
- Access OpenAI’s GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo models during non-peak hours, including free plug-ins and GPTs
Copilot grants you access to Microsoft’s standard generative AI license. Your university license does not grant you access to Microsoft’s premium services: Copilot Pro, Copilot for Microsoft 365 and Copilot Studio.
You are responsible for following UW–Madison and Universities of Wisconsin policies when using Copilot and other generative AI services.
Statement on use of generative AI
Generative AI @ UW–Madison: use & policies
Generative AI—Instructional Opportunities and Challenges
Benefits
- Enterprise data protection for logged in UW–Madison users
- Generate responses using public web information and data
- Access OpenAI’s most powerful language and image-generating models
Requirements
- UW—Madison NetID
Getting started
- Visit copilot.microsoft.com
- Tap the “Sign in” button at the top of the page, then select the “Sign in with a work or school account” option
- Type your UW–Madison email address into the email box on the sign-in page
- Log in with your NetID on the next page
- After you’ve logged in, a shield badge at the top of the page indicates that enterprise data protection is active.
Pricing
Free to all UW–Madison users
Available to
- Faculty
- Researchers
- Staff
- Students