Sentience vs Microsoft 365 Copilot
Should I use Sentience or Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Choose Sentience when the message needs your voice and judgment. It learns how you communicate with different people and uses the conversations behind the request to draft the reply, proposal or update. Microsoft 365 Copilot brings AI into Microsoft apps and connects organizational information through its tools and agents. Sentience keeps your relationships and earlier decisions close to the writing, with suggested replies and a digital self others can ask for answers.
At a glance
| Workflow | Sentience | Microsoft 365 Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Writing | Your vocabulary, rhythm, humor and relationship with the person receiving the message. | Drafting and analysis in Microsoft apps using available documents, prompts and organizational information. |
| Connected information | Your connected conversations, recordings, documents and preferences. | Microsoft 365 data and external information made available through Copilot connectors. |
| Team usage | People ask your shared Sentience about your perspective, commitments and decisions. | Organization-managed Copilot experiences and agents, with access governed by permissions and licensing. |
Write for the person receiving it
You speak differently to a longtime collaborator, a new customer and a friend. Sentience learns from your communication and uses that relationship history to help write the message.
Ask it to draft a reply with the agreed details, then refine the tone and argument together. You can write and revise directly in Sentience.
Return to the decision behind the document
A proposal often starts in a conversation. Ask Sentience what you promised, why the scope changed and which questions remain open. Use those answers to write a proposal that reflects the actual agreement.
The same approach works for your own projects: record an idea, revisit the earlier thinking and ask Sentience to turn it into a draft.
Keep the replies moving
Sentience goes through connected sources, brings important messages to your attention and drafts replies in your voice for review. Share your Sentience when colleagues need to ask about the history themselves.
Frequently asked questions
Why use Sentience when my company already has Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Choose Sentience for help grounded in your own relationships, writing and decisions. It can recover the conversation behind a commitment, help you decide how to respond and write the message in your voice. You can use it for your own projects as well as the work you share with colleagues.
Can it help me write a sensitive client email?
Yes. Ask Sentience to review the relevant connected conversations and draft your response. It can use your usual tone with the client, earlier commitments and the points you want to make. Work through the wording together before you send it.
Can colleagues get my input while I am busy?
They can ask your shared Sentience about the projects and decisions you have enabled it to discuss. It draws on the sources you choose for that destination. A request that needs your involvement can come back with a draft response for you to review.
Start with something on your mind
Connect your email and calendar to get started. Sentience uses them to show you what needs your attention, prepare you for meetings and draft replies in your voice. Bring an idea, ask a question or record your thoughts. Share your Sentience when others need answers too.