Open your notes and write 3 lines for chat-AI use: (1) when I use summarize (2) what I always re-check (names/decisions/links) (3) what I never do from a summary alone (commit budget / tell a client). You're done when you've run one non-sensitive catch-up prompt in your chat tool (or read its docs) and written the one fact you'd re-verify.
How-to · VER · VER.2
Teams chat AI catch-up is a draft — verify before you act
Copilot “summarize what I missed” in Teams chat is a skim aid, not ground truth — check names, decisions, and links before you reply, commit, or escalate.
Worked example
Long group chats bury the one decision that actually matters. Chat AI can surface bullets in seconds — and it can also invent owners, drop context, or miss a quiet 'no.' The skill: use the summarize tool to orient yourself, then open the actual thread (or ask a human) before acting on any action items. The reply and any external send are still yours.