Microsoft Brings OpenAI’s Sora 2 Text-to-Video Model to Microsoft 365 Copilot

OpenAI debuted Sora 2 last month, and now, Microsoft has announced to integrate it into the Microsoft 365 Copilot Create experience. As you may know, Sora 2 can generate highly detailed videos from natural language prompts or images, complete with audio, music, voiceovers, and customizable brand kits.

The integration focuses on giving commercial users in the Frontier program new ways to produce professional content directly from Microsoft 365. The move comes amid growing debate over AI-generated media. Critics around the globe have raised concerns about copyright, consent, and the potential misuse of synthetic content, while supporters argue that it can speed up content creation.

Microsoft is positioning Sora 2 as a productivity tool, focusing on enterprise safety and brand consistency in generated videos. Besides Sora 2, Microsoft 365 Copilot is also enhancing collaboration and project management. Copilot Notebooks now include a Video Overview feature, which is yet to catch up with what you’d find in Google’s NotebookLM.

Additionally, Copilot’s voice capabilities are now widely available for enterprise users. Employees can start a voice chat by tapping “Start a new voice chat” or saying “Hey, Copilot” to get instant insights in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with seamless switching between voice and text.