Expanded AI skill inferencing for E3 and E5 users

This update expands AI-powered skill inferencing to Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 users, helping organizations keep user profiles more accurate and up to date.

Roadmap ID: 548643

Details:

What changed: AI-powered skill inferencing, previously available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users, can now be enabled for Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 users. Admins can turn this capability on directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. When enabled, AI automatically identifies and updates skills on users' Microsoft 365 profiles based on work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control is available to tenants with Copilot licenses.

Why: Organizations asked for broader access to AI-powered skill updates so they could maintain more complete and accurate user profiles across their workforce. Expanding this capability helps teams surface expertise more easily and improves profile data quality.

Try this:

• Open the Microsoft 365 admin center and review the People Skills settings.
• Turn on AI-powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 users.
• Inform users that their profiles may begin updating automatically based on their work activity.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Improves organizational visibility into employee skills, making it easier to identify expertise and support workforce planning.

Personal impact: Helps users keep their profiles current without manual updates, making their expertise easier for colleagues to discover.

Additional resources:

Learn:

Manage your skills library in People Skills