With any new technology or advancement, myths and misconceptions arise. This affects how many users and businesses adopt new technologies and consequently grow. In this blog, the common business AI and Microsoft Copilot misconceptions will be busted, allowing you to understand this hot topic to a greater level.

 

What is Business AI?

Quite simply, business AI is any tool which is available to a company using artificial intelligence technology. This may include ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini or any other tool using similar processes.

Myth: AI Tools Such as Copilot will Replace Staff

Answer: No! AI tools aren’t designed to replace staff members. As the name suggests, Microsoft Copilot is designed to help you and be your assistant. These tools are designed to empower teams to make them more efficient and productive rather than replace. Examples of this include having AI do autonomous tasks for you such as creating tables in Excel etc.

Myth: AI isn’t Safe, and Businesses Shouldn’t Use it

Answer: The security of AI is something which is debated across many businesses, forums and websites. The main concern with AI security is who is seeing the inputs and how they are used. Linked here is a good case study showing the implications of using AI in a non-secure manner. However, tools such as Microsoft Copilot are secure due to all data staying within your businesses ecosystem. This therefore means that someone won’t be able to search on ChatGPT “How much does the CEO of X company earn” and find the answer as long as the spreadsheets including this data are within the Microsoft ecosystem.

 

Myth: AI is Hard to Put Into a Company and Integrate it Effectively

Answer: Copilot being a Microsoft product is designed to work seamlessly with Windows 11. The Copilot for 365 licence allows for AI within Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook all making daily tasks much quicker. This eliminates a steep learning curve associated with new technologies and the user experience within the 365 applications will remain at the same high level.

 

How Can Three Cherries Help?

With AI and Copilot being relatively new on the scene and emerging very quickly, it is easy to feel excited, overwhelmed and worried about this advancement. Before considering adopting AI, the first stepping stone is ensuring your cybersecurity is at a sufficient level. Achieving a Cyber Essentials accreditation would be a good way of knowing your business is ready.

At Three Cherries, we specialise in helping businesses improve their cybersecurity and grow as a business through technology. If you’re interested in knowing more about how we can help prepare your business for Copilot, contact us today.