MC1187676 – M365 Change Digest

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The Learning agent is now available in Frontier for Microsoft 365 Copilot, offering personalized microlearning and Copilot tips; admins must opt-in and manage deployment via the Copilot Control Center.

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The Learning agent is now available in Frontier, offering personalized microlearning and Copilot tips within Microsoft 365 tools. It’s deployable via the Copilot Control Center for licensed users, with admin controls for management. Frontier features are experimental and opt-in, requiring setup of People Skills and licensing confirmation.

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Updated December 8, 2025: We have changed the expiration date. Thank you for your patience.

[Introduction]

The Learning agent is now available in Frontier. This agent helps employees build skills through personalized microlearning and structured learning experiences embedded directly into Microsoft 365 tools. These experiences include personalized task-based Copilot tips to augment workflows, learning recommendations tailored to user skills, curated learning paths, and interactive role-play exercises powered by LinkedIn Learning.

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This message is associated with Roadmap ID 490154.

About Frontier

The Frontier program gives customers early, hands-on access to experimental Microsoft 365 Copilot innovations in their own environment. The agents and AI features designated as “Frontier” are previews, built for evaluation and feedback purposes. As these features are still in development, their availability and capabilities may change at any time.

[When this will happen:]

Frontier Availability (Worldwide): Available now.

[How this affects your organization:]

Who is affected: Customers with Microsoft 365 Copilot and the Microsoft 365 Copilot in Productivity Apps service plan (excluding faculty and student SKUs).
What will happen:
- Learning agent (Frontier) will be available to deploy in the Copilot Control Center within Microsoft 365 admin center.
- Users will be able to install and use the Learning agent within Microsoft 365 Copilot or Teams.
- Admins have controls to manage deployment, including install, restrict, or remove the agent.
- Feature is opt-in; admins must deploy or allow access.

[What you can do to prepare:]

Ensure People Skills is set up in your tenant: People Skills Overview
Confirm licensing: Users must have an active Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Approve or deny access at tenant or user level in Microsoft Admin Center under Copilot > Settings.
Review admin controls for agents: Settings for Agents

Frontier features are experimental and subject to change. Participation in the Frontier program is optional.

[Compliance considerations:]

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

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