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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This has been a brilliant session. Areti has been clear, thorough and rather terrifying. There's a lot every company needs to do to meet the requirements of the emerging #AI legislation. The UK has some breathing space, but note that the EU act has global reach, if it affects EU citizens.

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Next steps in #EU #AI Act readiness Ensure Compliance & Build an Al inventory. Perform risk classification. Implement Al governance Train your organisation. Operational readiness.

Next Steps
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Ensure Compliance.
Build an Al inventory.
Identify all Copilot and other Al use cases, data sources, systems, users. (Required under EU Al Act by Aug 2026)
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Perform risk classification.
Classify each Copilot use case under EU Al
Act tiers (minimal —+ high risk).
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Implement Al governance: logging, human oversight, PIAs/DPlAs, DLR risk testing etc. Align with international standards.
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Train your organisation. Ensure users have been given the right level of Al literacy for their role.
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Operational readiness. Establish monitoring & lifecycle oversight. Auditability is required across most frameworks. Use Purview Compliance Manager and Security Dashboard!

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The next tranche of legal obligations, penalties under the #EU #AI Act are enacted in August 2026 Fines are substantial • prohibited practices: Up to €35 million or 7% of global turnover • major violations: Up to €15 million or 3% • Lower tiers for incorrect information or non-cooperation

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Microsoft has tools within its ecosystem that help with compliance. #Foundry governs how AI behaves #Purview governs AI data uses #Defender secure where and how AI runs Including Security Dashboard for AI ai.security.microsoft.com Purview has Regulations templates

Diagram showing main Microsoft tools for managing AI

EU AI Act compliance template in Purview

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Both Deployers and Providers of #AI MUST address a range of controls and protections. Much of it is driven by the #risk class of what the AI does - you must assess it!

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The #EU AI Act requires organisations to train their staff in #AI literacy. Microsoft provide some helpful documents and training

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Areti Iles taking us through the important topic of #legal, regulatory aspects of #AI According to the EU AI Act (144 pages long): Everyone is responsible - creators, deployers and users Microsoft publish their Responsible AI and Compliance in their trust centre www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-...

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

"Most organisations don't have a shortage of ideas - they have a shortage of delivery capacity" - Katherine Young Reasons @microsoft.com developed #PowerPlatfom Find out more in the M365 North User group, right now: tinyurl.com/M365North Or join us another time: www.meetup.com/m365-north/

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

There's a useful new Agent view in #M365 Admin Centre; Agent Map is an interactive grouped view. Easier exploration than a long list. The expectation is that there will be thousands of agents available publicly, and organisations may have hundreds of their own, so this is a useful UI evolution.

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Today's #M365 North User group is already under way. Tonight we are jumping into #Agent365 and the control it gives around #Copilot #AI We'll get into that shortly, after our usual knowledge sharing preface on all things Microsoft and tech www.meetup.com/m365-north/e...

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Claymation came up in conversation about different way to present content using #AI So we thought it would be appropriate to get a group 'photo' We invite you to say who might be whom. Kirsty McGrath | Simon Doy | Dylan Hayes | Simon Hudson

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Think carefully about the traps. #AI can seem so confident (and easy) that it comes with risks. Questions should be asked by people who know something about the answer Double check the answers!! Get others to input/review. Thinking... fast and slow

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Examples of #AI prompts; of increasing quality (note the GCSE structure - see above). Then use some conversation controls

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

#AI is great at creating demonstration data If you want to do demos with fictional data it'll do it for you at scale. That also works in Excel etc.

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

#Copilot understands a lot of languages. Over a 100; plus the variants on those

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Define the tone you want the reply or document should be couched in. Or ask #AI what it thinks your style or tone is and may ask it to emulate it. And maybe ask it to warn you if you are not being yourself... in communications. Also ask it to help you with inclusiveness. And maybe change the POV

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Also tell #AI what kind of output you want. It'll handle more than you expect.. It'll handle Markdown formatting too

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

'Mega verbs' used to tell AI what you want, ~200 of them! Learn many of them. The order makes a difference. Tell #AI what content sources to use. It's fine to say, 'All communication', or me specific if appropriate - emails, teams messages, this file, conversations with that person, for example.

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

To begin with talk to AI like an intern. As it learns about you (and v.v) it can take on different roles. Good conversations follow he GCSE model

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

When people first use chat #AI they start from what they know, which is Search. Instead of asking a question they learned to just use keywords or short phrases, the "Search engine mindset" When you go to a cafe you don't just say 'Tea'; you explain what you want, then discuss details

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The #Copilot journey starts with building out skills at the base, i.e. staff. That's what enables departmental and finally organisational productivity Copilot is surfaced in many user applications (experiences in MS-speak); however many organisations try to jump straight to the organisational AI

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Copilot is grounded in the #MicrosoftGraph, which means all this stuff. i.e. most of the content and communication that flows through #Microsoft365 within your organisation. Yes, it's secure. No it doesn't use your data to train the #AI model.

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Many people feel like they are cheating using AI to help them. The trick is to take on the mundane stuff so they can learn to do the higher value things. Productivity gains vary by role. We have to choose where the best fit to apply AI lays. Studies revealed a 11x11 tipping point.

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Technology was moving breathlessly fast. Then #AI came along and accelerated it. But perhaps AI can help us adapt, adopt and accelerate too.

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I'm thrilled to have just introduced the marvellous Kirsty Mcgrath to tonight's @m365north.bsky.social session. You can join is - we'll be here a while: tinyurl.com/M365North @microsoft #Copilot #M365

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

We will look at SharePoint stuff: Brand Centre, Agents and flexible sections. We'll also jump into Autofill (more interesting than you might expect) and a look at AI pricing and cost management. That should keep us all busy. Starting in 45 minutes www.meetup.com/m365-north/e...

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

In a change to our scheduled programme, Rebecka has lost her voice so we will reschedule her excellent session on Communities of Practice. Instead, in honour of her country of origin, tonight's #M365North user group will have a smorgasbord of topics.

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

A nicely formatted FAQ in #MicrosoftLists, formatted using JSON, as a component part of the #intranet transformation Melissa has driven. Lots of great JSON samples in GitHub github.com/pnp/List-For...

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Here's the nub of the issue around overweight and obese children (currently 28%), which sets the context for Melissa's session. #SharePoint and #MicrosoftTeams can't solve the underlying problem, but it can help charities who are tackling it.

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We now have the excellent Melissa Hale to talk about how to make the world (and charities) a better place via #PowerPlatform For Good How to collaborate with local charities/NGOs. Create useful intranets, process automations, to promote healthier choices for children and adults. #M365

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We are currently talking Agentic #AI at @m365north.bsky.social tinyurl.com/m365north A fascinating debate on whether Agents can/should be treated like employees, with reporting lines, supervision etc. And who is accountable for their behaviour and mistakes. I contend they should be equivalent.

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M365 North User Group @m365north.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The M365 North user group is now on Bluesky Yay. It's also running live right now You've probably missed most of it, but here's a link to the upcoming sessions. Join us online or, occasionally in person www.meetup.com/m365-north/ #Microsoft #M365 #UserGroup #MVPBuzz

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