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Power BI Copilot - Simply Explained
Jul 13, 2026 ·
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Power BI Copilot - Simply Explained
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Tried Power BI Copilot once, got a wrong answer and gave up? This episode explains what Copilot in Power BI can and cannot do for report authors, analysts and beginners,...
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Tried Power BI Copilot once, got a wrong answer and gave up? This episode explains what Copilot in Power BI can and cannot do for report authors, analysts and beginners, and shows how to phrase questions, prepare your data model and verify results so you get reliable answers.
In this episode
Key takeaways
Worth quoting
“Copilot can sound absolutely certain and be completely wrong at the same time. And because it sounds so confident, you might not think to double check it.” – Mirko Peters (02:59)
“Don't rephrase into everyday language. Copilot matches vocabulary, not meaning. So a specific question using the report's own language gets you a consistent correct answer every time.” – Mirko Peters (04:36)
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In this episode
- 00:00 – What Power BI Copilot actually is
- 01:20 – Copilot's three superpowers
- 02:50 – The big gotcha: confident wrong answers
- 04:22 – How to ask Copilot the right way
- 05:30 – What Copilot cannot do
- 06:47 – What makes Copilot work well
- 07:55 – What it means for beginners
- 09:20 – A practical framework for today
Key takeaways
- Copilot in Power BI drafts DAX measures, builds report pages and answers data questions using your tables, columns, measures and relationships.
- It can return confident but wrong and non-deterministic answers, so use the exact terms from your report and always click through to verify the source visual.
- Invest in clean names, clear relationships and Prep data for AI, and treat every Copilot result as a rough draft rather than a finished product.
Worth quoting
“Copilot can sound absolutely certain and be completely wrong at the same time. And because it sounds so confident, you might not think to double check it.” – Mirko Peters (02:59)
“Don't rephrase into everyday language. Copilot matches vocabulary, not meaning. So a specific question using the report's own language gets you a consistent correct answer every time.” – Mirko Peters (04:36)
Explore more on M365.FM
- Episode page: the full episode with chapters, quotes and FAQ on Copilot in Power BI
- Power BI – the tool whose built-in Copilot this episode explains, including its limits and pitfalls
- DAX – Copilot drafts DAX measures from plain English and explains each part of the formula
- Semantic model – Copilot reads your tables, columns and relationships, so model quality decides answer quality
- Power BI Desktop – where a Copilot button in the ribbon opens the chat pane for report authors
- Power BI Service – the web version, with a similar chat pane for questions about published reports
- Related episode: Power BI Semantic Models - Simply Explained
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| Author | Mirko Peters M365, Azure & AI |
| Organization | m365 FM |
| Website | www.m365.fm |
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