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Microsoft Viva: AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news in Viva Connections

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Updated September 16, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

Introduction

We’re introducing a new feature that enables AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news in Viva Connections. This feature provides users with a hands-free way to catch up on top news items using playback controls such as play, pause, skip, and speed adjustment. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access this summarization capability. This new feature applies to Teams, Surface Devices, and Web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 497142.

When this will happen

Targeted Release (Production tenants): The rollout begins on August 28, 2025, and is expected to complete by September 3, 2025.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): The rollout begins on August 28, 2025, and is expected to complete by September 30, 2025 (previously September 15).

How this affects your organization

This feature introduces a new way for users to consume SharePoint news through AI-generated audio summaries of the top 10 news items. These clips will play sequentially in the Viva Connections app on Teams desktop and in the browser experience. This hands-free format supports accessibility and productivity for users who prefer audio content.

The feature will be on by default for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

What you can do to prepare

  • Inform your users about this new audio briefing capability in Viva Connections.
  • Ensure eligible users have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
  • Review your SharePoint news publishing practices to optimize content for summarization.
  • No admin action is required to enable the feature.

Learn more: The news reader in Viva Connections | Viva Connections | Microsoft Viva | Microsoft Learn

Screenshot 1 - The audio briefing interface in Viva Connections offers a hands-free way to catch up on top SharePoint news items:

Screenshot 2 - Playback speed controls allow users to adjust the pace of audio briefings to suit their listening preferences:

Compliance considerations

Does the change introduce or significantly modify AI/ML or agent capabilities that interact with or provide access to customer data?Yes. This feature introduces generative AI summarization of SharePoint news content, which interacts with customer-authored news posts to generate audio briefings.
Does the change provide end users any new way of interacting with generative AI?Yes. Users can interact with AI-generated audio summaries using playback controls such as play, pause, skip, and speed adjustment.
Does the change include an admin control and can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership?Yes. Admins can manage access to the feature by assigning Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses, which can be scoped using Entra ID group membership.
Does the change allow a user to enable and disable the feature themselves?Yes. Users can choose whether to engage with the audio briefings in Viva Connections; the feature is available but not mandatory.

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    Updated September 16, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We’re introducing a new feature that enables AI-generated audio briefings for … begins on August 28, 2025, and is expected to complete by September 15, 2025.30, 2025 (previously September 15). How this affects your organization This feature introduces a new way for …

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