Configurations for Copilot in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center usually required the Global Administrator role.
A new “AI Administrator” admin role can now be assigned to user accounts for these configuration tasks.
Microsoft added the new admin role in Entra and describes the role as follows.
Assign the AI Administrator role to users who need to do the following tasks:
- Manage all aspects of Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Manage AI-related enterprise services, extensibility, and copilot agents from the Integrated apps page in the Microsoft 365 admin center
- Approve and publish line-of-business copilot agents
- Allow users to install an app or install an app for users in the organization if the app does not require permission
- Read and configure Azure and Microsoft 365 service health dashboards
- View usage reports, adoption insights, and organizational insight
- Create and manage support tickets in Azure and the Microsoft 365 admin center
The template ID for the new role is d2562ede-74db-457e-a7b6-544e236ebb61.
