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Product:
Copilot, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Viva
Platform:
Developer, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Launched
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Details:
People Skills is expanding AI powered skill inferencing to include Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licensed users. Previously, AI powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will have the option to turn on AI powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control will be available to tenants with Copilot licenses.
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Release Phase:
General Availability
Created:
2026-01-16
updated:
2026-02-12
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is expanding its "People Skills" feature in Microsoft 365 to users with E3 and E5 licenses, allowing more users to have their skills automatically updated based on work activities, with administrators able to enable this feature in the Microsoft 365 admin center for US-based tenants with Copilot licenses.
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2026-02-12 | RM Status | Rolling out | Launched |
| 2026-02-03 | RM Status | In development | Rolling out |
| 2026-01-22 | RM Description | People Skills is expanding AI powered skill inferencing to include Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licensed users. Previously, AI powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will have the option to turn on AI powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control will be available to US-based tenants with Copilot licenses. | People Skills is expanding AI powered skill inferencing to include Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licensed users. Previously, AI powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will have the option to turn on AI powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control will be available to tenants with Copilot licenses. |
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