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The it pilot testing tag currently focuses on evaluating Microsoft 365 Copilot as Microsoft adopts OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 as its preferred model. Coverage follows the model’s move from a restricted late-June preview to public availability on July 9, 2026, with deployment across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Cowork. The main concern is practical business performance: whether Copilot reduces the prompting, review, correction, and cleanup needed to produce dependable work. This archive is relevant to administrators and teams assessing Copilot changes, validating workflow results, and deciding what to monitor as the updated model becomes available in Microsoft 365.
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    GPT-5.6 Becomes Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Preferred Model July 9

    Microsoft adopted OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 as the preferred model for Microsoft 365 Copilot on July 9, 2026, extending it across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Cowork as OpenAI moved the model from a restricted late-June preview into public availability that same day. The practical question is not whether...
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