Copilot and me: making the pace of work more manageable

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In the second part of our series looking at how Copilot is helping Defra colleagues in their daily work, Leigh-Ann Jones shares her personal reflections of how Copilot has supported her to stay on top of a fast-moving, information-heavy role, making overwhelm manageable.

A thinking partner: Copilot as assistive technology

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Since 2023, Defra has been running targeted trials and rollouts of Microsoft Copilot - a personal AI assistant integrated within Microsoft apps. These pilots highlighted the meaningful ways it can benefit colleagues who are neurodivergent and/or have a disability or other access need and, as such, we made full licenses available as a reasonable adjustment. …

Using AI sustainably: how Defra’s Action Finder tool has shown a net positive impact is possible

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Two Defra product managers talk about a recent project exploring sustainable AI development and its potential to reduce the impact our digital services have on the world around us.