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date: 2025-06-27
link: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/uk_government_study_ai_time_savings/
title: GDS say Copilot AI saved workers 26 minutes a day
cited: The Register

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> The United Kingdom's Government Digital Service (GDS) has found that giving civil service employees access to Microsoft 365 Copilot saved them an average 26 minutes per day on office tasks.
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> Microsoft 365 Copilot provides generative AI assistance with various Microsoft Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. It allows workers to accomplish some tasks through a natural language chat interface instead of mouse movements and menu clicks.