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AJ Ansari
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AJ is a business leader and a decorated veteran of the Microsoft community, bringing nearly two decades of experience as a trusted advisor to businesses seeking to maximize their AI and ERP investments. He is an 8-time Microsoft MVP, awarded in two categories: Copilot Studio and Business Central. AJ is a public speaker, and passionate about sharing his knowledge with the community and is known for his ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical solutions.
Articles by AJ Ansari
Meet Microsoft's new MAI Models: Is It Done Renting Models?
Microsoft's MAI model family covers reasoning, coding, image, voice, and transcription. Here's a breakdown of all 7 models and what they mean for AI builders.
Meet Microsoft Scout, the 'Autopilot' built on OpenClaw
Microsoft announces 24/7 running Autopilots built on OpenClaw at Build 2026, and Scout as the first Autopilot. Here's everything we know so far
Weekly Public Release Notes for Copilot Studio on Tuesdays
In a sign of Copilot Studio becoming a mature product, Microsoft will be putting out weekly public release notes and a rollout schedule every Tuesday
Claude Opus 4.8 comes to Copilot Studio & M365 Copilot
Microsoft announces roll out of Claude Opus 4.8 model in Copilot Cowork, Copilot Studio, Foundry and GitHub Copilot on the same day as Anthropic launch
M365 Copilot gets a fresh redesign for Chat and Office Apps
Microsoft opts for a cleaner, crisper, and less invasive design aesthetic in its first major overhaul of Copilot UI in M365 Copilot Chat and Office Apps
Copilot Studio welcomes Mistral Medium 3.5 to the mix!
Agent makers in Copilot Studio can use Mistral’s Medium 3.5 model in Early Release cycle environments. Tutorial on how to enable Mistral model.
Floating Copilot Icon in Office apps - Now You Have a Choice
Microsoft acknowledges feedback on widely-panned floating Copilot icon in M365 Office apps like Word, Excel, and rolls out new docking option
Live from Portoroz: DynamicsMinds 2026 Kicks Off
OnlyCopilotFans is on the ground at DynamicsMinds 2026 in Portoroz, Slovenia — covering keynotes, sessions, and the AI, Dynamics 365, & Power Platform community
OnlyCopilotFans launches Copilot Studio Saturdays!
OnlyCopilotFans launches Copilot Studio Saturdays, free monthly Copilot Studio meetups, starting in English with Spanish, Turkish, and more coming soon.
Which Models Are Available in Copilot Studio (May 2026)
A rundown of all the LLMs (Large Language Models) available for orchestrating Copilot Studio agents as of May 2026
OnlyCopilotFans.com Now 18x Faster: Complete Redesign in 5 Days with Agentic AI
A full rebuild of OnlyCopilotFans.com covering Copilot Studio and Microsoft 365 Copilot: 18.4x faster, 10 languages, built in five days with Abacus AI.
Claude Sonnet 4.5 set to be retired May 30, 2026
Copilot Studio's Claude Sonnet 4.5 orchestration model marked for retirement at end of May 2026. Makers can delay deprecation by one month
The Business Central Update Record (V3) Tool in Copilot Studio: Why System IDs Matter More Than You Think
Here's a challenge you've probably run into: you're building a Copilot Studio agent, everything seems straightforward,…
Business Central Deep Links in Copilot Studio: Complete Implementation Guide
Creating Business Central deep links in Microsoft Copilot Studio can dramatically improve your AI agent's user…
How to Format Copilot Studio Emails with HTML: From Plain Text to Professional
One of the most commonly added skills in Microsoft Copilot Studio agents is the ability to…
Copilot Studio UI Update: A Complete Guide to the New Interface, Workflows, and Models
Microsoft Copilot Studio is changing quickly, and the latest update brings one of the most important…
Unpacking the New Agent Flows in Copilot Studio: Worth The Hype?
On April 2, 2025, Microsoft announced the rollout of Agent Flows in Copilot Studio as a…
Web Search finally Arrives in Copilot Studio for Custom Engine Agents
With so many new features announced for Copilot Studio over the past few weeks, it can…
New Feature: Delegate like a Boss with Actions in Microsoft 365 Copilot!
Among the many Copilot and Copilot Studio teasers and new feature announcements at Microsoft Ignite in…
Video: AI Copilot Summit NA 2025 Recap with Cloud Wars' Tom Smith
In this exclusive post-event recap, OnlyCopilotFans caught up with Tom Smith of Cloud Wars and Dynamic…
Video: Build Smarter Copilots – 5 Better Bot Best Practices in Copilot Studio
When someone asks how good your custom Copilot is, do you answer "50% of the time,…
Autonomous Actions in Copilot Studio moving from Preview to Billable starting February 1, 2025
Prepare for Microsoft’s billing changes on Autonomous Actions in Copilot Studio. Understand the costs and implications for your projects.
12 Essential Copilot Studio AI Features You Should Know
Copilot Studio is your tool for building AI-powered Agents. But have you wondered about all the built-in AI features that make it happen?
Copilot Prompt Gallery: Your one-stop resource for mastering prompts in Copilot for Microsoft 365
In today's workplace, learning prompt writing is as important a skill as learning to drive a car. And the Copilot Prompt Gallery is your driving school.
A walk down history lane: Every name Copilot Chat has been known by since its birth
In it's short life of 23 months, Copilot Chat has already had 4 different names. Let's walk down history lane and look at its evolution and many names.
Copilot BizChat relaunches as Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and gets new PAYG licensing option
We're living in a "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" era for Microsoft's Copilot family of offerings. Yesterday, Microsoft announced what…
Copilot Studio Just Got Smarter with Enhanced Search Results powered by Semantic Indexing in Tenants with M365 Copilot!
Without much fanfare, Microsoft has quietly rolled out one of the most significant improvements to Copilot…
Copilot Studio Agents and Multi-Language Support for the win!
One of the things I love about Copilot Studio is that it will let me build…
Video: Building a Chatbot? Should you use Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI Service, or Custom GPT?
Choices, choices, choices! How do you choose the right platform for building your conversational agent?
3 Essentials Skills to add to your Copilot Studio Agents to go from Good to Great
If you're into creating Agents with Copilot Studio, chances are each Agent will serve a different…
ICYMI: Microsoft 365 (Office) is Getting a New Identity
One of the many announcements at Ignite 2024 was that Microsoft 365 was going to get…
New: Extend Copilot Chat In Your Model-Driven Power Apps using Copilot Studio!
There's a lot you can do with Copilot Studio. You can build standalone Copilots Agents for…
Recapping a Busy 2024 for Microsoft AI
To think that it was only November 2023 when Microsoft officially announced Copilot Studio (or rebranded…
Video: Everything a Microsoft Partner Needs to Know About Selling Copilot
There is more to selling Copilot than transacting licenses. Is your team equipped to help your customers be successful with Copilot?
Why do AI-generated images have misspelled and garbled text?
Have you ever prompted your favorite AI tool like ChatGPT or Copilot to generate an image…
Multi-Entity Extraction in Topics: Examining 5 Different Scenarios and Outcomes
These days, most Copilot authors skip Topics and Classic orchestration in favor of Actions and Generative…
Copilot Studio Life Hack #3: Add a signature automatically to your Agent's outbound e-mails
Problem You're using an Office 365 Outlook (or similar) Action in Copilot Studio to send e-mails…
Agent Instructions Life Hack #2: Use rich HTML formatting for outbound e-mails
Problem You're using an Office 365 Outlook (or similar) Action to send e-mails from your conversational…
Agent Instructions Life Hack #1: Beat the Formatting Blues
Problem You have an Action, a Flow or a custom connector that retrieves some date and/or…
How to "train" or fine-tune your Copilot Studio Agent… yes, it CAN be done!
Whether you're a novice at making Agents with Copilot Studio or an expert, one of the…
Writing Business Central AL code with Copilot… Look how far we've come!
It was just about 2 years ago that I started playing with the new shiny ChatGPT…
Meet "Activity": Copilot Studio's unsung hero
When it comes to Copilot Studio in the fall / winter of 2024, all everyone wants…
Quick read: SharePoint as a Knowledge source in your Agent
When you add a new Knowledge source in your agents, you can go back to the…
From Power Virtual Agents to Copilot Studio: Does putting lipstick on a pig really work?
At the Microsoft Ignite 2024 Keynote, CEO Satya Nadella announced one new shiny object, app, and…
How to Create Agents to plug into the Microsoft 365 Copilot
If you've been using Copilot Studio for a while, you're used to creating (custom) Copilots. With…
Change coming to Copilot Studio pricing (Ignite 2024 Update)
Since Power Virtual Agents became Copilot Studio, the licensing model has been $200 per month per…
Reflections of a Copilot Fan… Why I'm not a "monog-AI-mous" type of guy.
Reflections on why I use ChatGPT as much as I use Copilot, despite being a Microsoft MVP and a big Copilot advocate.
Copilot Studio and Microsoft 365 Copilot Licensing
Everything you need to know about licensing Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio. Updated with the latest information from January 15 2025 announcement.
Copilot Studio Actions: Your point-of-entry into the world of GenAI-driven Agents (or Copilots)
When you're ready for your Agent to do more than answer questions, it's time to jump into Actions!
What is Copilot BizChat?
Meet Copilot BizChat, the secure AI chat experience designed for business users.