Microsoft introducing built-in skills across Microsoft 365

In a post to its corporate blog, Microsoft (MSFT) said: “What is becoming clear is that once AI understands your work, it can start contributing to it and working alongside you. Cowork is built on Work IQ, our intelligence layer that understands your data, your tools, and your organization. That foundation allows Cowork to plan, act, and produce outcomes that are grounded in how your business runs and not just what is available on the public internet. Today, we’re announcing additional capabilities in Cowork to expand on what it can make possible for you… Now, we’re introducing Cowork on iOS and Android so you can delegate work the moment you think of it-on your commute, between meetings, or away from your desk-and come back to a finished outcome. Instead of completing those tasks, you can hand them off and keep going while the work progresses in the background… We’re introducing built-in skills across Microsoft 365 to help with common workflows like creating documents, coordinating meetings, and conducting research. You can also create your own custom skills, whether you’re standardizing a team process or automating recurring work. Over time, these skills become a shared layer of intelligence that helps teams scale how work gets done.”