Use internal SharePoint content as a source for AI-created generative answers
Important
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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users by admins, makers, or analysts | 
May 30, 2023 |
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Business value
Your stakeholders will see several benefits when using an internal SharePoint site for generative answers. Bot makers will see a reduced time to create or update chatbots from days to minutes. System and bot admins will experience reduced data loss prevention and data exfiltration concerns; keep your organization's data inside the organization. Support center and helpdesk will have an improved deflection rate, and bot users themselves will get answers directly from your organization's existing knowledge.
Feature details
In 2023 release wave 1 we're expanding the breadth of sources that your bots can use to generate answers, and including internal SharePoint sites as a source. When a bot maker connects an internal SharePoint knowledge source to a bot, the bot can retrieve information from the following types of content within a specified SharePoint directory, site, or library:
- Content on web pages hosted on the SharePoint site (such as wikis)
- Word documents
- PowerPoint presentations
- PDF files
The bot will only generate answers from information that the bot user has access to, enforced with Azure Active Directory authentication.
Geographic areas
This feature will be released into the following Microsoft Azure geographic area:
- United States
See also
Generative answers - Connect to a SharePoint site or OneDrive for Business (docs)