What distinguishes Copilot Cowork from the standard Microsoft 365 Copilot?

The classic Microsoft 365 Copilot assists employees with individual tasks such as writing emails, creating documents, or summarizing meetings.
Copilot Cowork goes significantly further: It processes complex, multi-stage tasks across various Microsoft 365 applications, supporting them from assignment to completion. Microsoft describes this as the transition from “delivering answers” to “getting work done.”