Microsoft Teams Premium is now generally available to everyone, bringing personalization, organization and AI-powered convenience to the video conferencing platformin addition to some new ChatGPT features.
In a after (opens in new tab) on the Microsoft 365 blog, the tech giant reiterated many features it first left behind during its 2022 Ignite Eventincluding advanced Microsoft Teams meeting protections such as watermarks and recording restrictions, various webinar upgrades such as a virtual green room, and various appointment system features of the collaboration software such as SMS reminders.
However, the blog post also revealed that Microsoft Enterprise Content Deliver Network (eCDN) is now included in Teams Premium, promising seamless delivery of town halls and meetings for all hands without any additional burden on business connections.
The AI features of Microsoft Teams Premium
The biggest appeal of Microsoft’s new service will undoubtedly be the inclusion of GPT 3.5, the artificially intelligent (AI) language model developed by OpenAI, to automate certain mundane tasks around meetings as part of its “intelligent recap” feature.
These tasks include creating automatic chapter markers for recordings, as well as “automatically generated meeting notes, recommended tasks, and personalized highlights” even for those who miss meetings
As Bingo Tingo Pro has previously coveredTeams will also lock AI-powered live translated subtitles behind the new Premium option, despite previously being reserved for inclusion in standard Teams licenses.
Should Microsoft Teams’ new pricing model appeal to you, it’s worth noting that, in addition to a 30-day free trial offered forever, a special introductory price per user of $7 is available for subscriptions purchased before June 30, 2023.
Purchases after that cost $10 per user, so it’s worth getting in early if you’re sure Teams Premium is right for your business.