Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): People Skills – Expanded AI inferencing for E3/E5 users

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 18, 2026 Uncategorized 0 Comments

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.

Product
Release phase	General Availability
Release date	February CY2026
Platform	Web
Cloud Instance	Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Created	2026-01-16 00:31:01Z
Roadmap ID	548643
Roadmap Link	https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=548643