DTU gives access for students and employees to a somewhat similar chat tool to ChatGPT, based on a large language model, from Microsoft, which you can find at https://copilot.microsoft.com/ or at https://m365.cloud.microsoft/ when logged into your DTU account. You can also use it from within the Edge browser. Read more at Microsoft. It is sometimes referred to as “Copilot for the web”.
The service also provides access to DALL-E, so you can prompt the service to generate images.
Copilot explains that:
I am Microsoft Copilot, a conversational AI designed to assist users with a wide range of tasks, from answering questions and providing information to helping with productivity and offering support. I am based on the GPT-4 architecture, which allows me to understand and generate human-like text, making interactions smooth and engaging. [1]
The version made available to DTU students and employees is based on a GPT-4 architecture (as of March 2025), and offers a protected model that keeps all searches and answers within DTU’s cloud solutions, so that they will not be used to train the AI model.
The full announcement can be found here. You can also read more here.
Note that the similarly named “Copilot 365” assistive technologies in other Microsoft tools (Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, …) are not included in the toolbox made available to DTU students and employees.
Neither is the similarly named GitHub “Copilot” tool found in the Microsoft owned GitHub universe. However this may be available to students and faculty through a general academic version that requires separate registration and verification. The license terms will then also be different. Check GitHub’s own explanation for details. Once your academic status has been verified, you can enable GitHub Copilot in the menu, where it confirms whether you have been granted free access for educational (only) purposes!
[1] “I’m writing a short summary of what this service is. Could you describe yourself in a few sentences and also include what model you’re based on.” prompt. Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft, pi-day (March 14th) 2025. https://chat.openai.com/