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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