Microsoft and Anthropic Integrate Claude Cowork into Microsoft 365 Copilot for Multi-Step Work Delegation
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Rohan Chaubey
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Summary
Microsoft and Anthropic have integrated Claude Cowork into Microsoft 365 Copilot, enabling long-running, multi-step work delegation within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. The feature allows users to delegate complex tasks that can run for extended periods (minutes to hours) while maintaining oversight. It leverages Work IQ technology to understand full work context rather than just data fragments, enabling coordinated actions across applications while keeping all work securely within Microsoft 365.
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· 3 pulledCopilot Cowork brings long-running, multi‑step work into Microsoft 365 Copilot.
With Work IQ, it has the full context of your work, not just fragments of data, so it can reason over all relevant materials.
With Cowork, tasks are no longer confined to a single turn or a single app - they can run for minutes or hours, coordinating actions and producing real outputs along the way - securely, inside Microsoft 365.
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