{"id":233568,"date":"2019-11-04T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/?p=233568"},"modified":"2022-06-28T12:14:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:14:18","slug":"ai-cortana-microsoft-365-people-at-the-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/11\/04\/ai-cortana-microsoft-365-people-at-the-center\/","title":{"rendered":"AI and Cortana in Microsoft 365 put people at the center"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week at Ignite, we\u2019re showing you how Microsoft 365 puts people at the center so you can do your best work. Artificial intelligence (AI) in Microsoft 365 is leading this approach, with intelligent, natural, and personalized productivity experiences that help you amplify skills, transform collaboration, and find information. \u200b<\/p>\n

AI in Microsoft 365<\/a> is driving a significant shift in how people interact with Microsoft 365 applications. Our experiences adapt to you, help you, and amplify your abilities. We\u2019re moving past the legacy model where you had to adapt yourself to the way an application wanted you to work. And we\u2019re delivering transformational AI-powered experiences in Microsoft 365 through Cortana, your personal productivity assistant, as well as in AI experiences embedded in Microsoft 365 applications. Cortana is now a natural part of Microsoft 365, and shipping first in Outlook mobile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Importantly, we embraced the responsibility to handle your Microsoft 365 data securely, privately, and in compliance with relevant regulations. Your data is in your control; we handle it as laid out in the Microsoft Trust Center<\/a> and Online Services Terms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This week at Ignite, we\u2019re taking significant steps toward putting you at the center and in control. Here are some of the highlights.<\/p>\n

Cortana helps you get time back<\/h3>\n

Time is our most valuable resource, and we\u2019re committed to helping you use it well by helping you stay on top of what matters. Whether you\u2019re driving to work, riding the metro, cooking, or just taking the dog for a walk, Cortana in Outlook mobile can help you stay organized and in control of your day with a voice-forward way to engage with your emails, so you have more time to focus on other important tasks.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re pleased to announce that we\u2019re starting to roll out Play My Emails<\/a> in Outlook for iOS. With a natural voice, intelligent read-out, and language recognition, Cortana can read out your new emails and share changes to your day\u2014so you can catch up and act on emails even when your hands are busy with other things.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re also excited to share that a masculine voice option for Cortana will roll out with Play My Emails. We\u2019re happy to offer you more choice in how you interact with Cortana with this voice alternative. You\u2019ll find the new voice as a setting in Outlook for iOS for Play My Emails. Both our voices have been upgraded to use Neural Text to Speech capabilities making them sound even more natural thanks to deep neural networks that match the patterns of stress and intonation in spoken language.<\/p>\n

Play My Emails is the first Cortana-related capability aimed at workers and under the umbrella of Office 365, where Cortana has met specific requirements set out in the Office 365 section of the Microsoft Trust Center<\/a> and Online Services Terms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Play My Emails is rolling out in Outlook for iOS starting today, with Android planned for spring 2020. Initially, Play My Emails will be available to customers in the U. S. To get started, you\u2019ll see an invitation for Play My Emails at the bottom of your inbox, or you can turn it on in Outlook for iOS settings. Then, just connect your headphones or another audio device and press the Play<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

\"Cortana,<\/a><\/p>\n