Reviews
Microsoft AI Review (2026): Is Copilot Worth Using Now?
Microsoft's AI is called Copilot. We review the free app, the $9.99 to $99.99 Microsoft 365 plans and Microsoft 365 Copilot for work, as of October 2026.
Author
Muhammad Usman Siddiqui
Founder and editor-in-chief
Muhammad Usman Siddiqui is the founder and editor-in-chief of The AI Future. He leads the site's coverage of AI models and the tools built on them, and writes its guides to the best AI tools for work and productivity. His background in data-heavy sustainability analysis and life cycle assessment, and a second-level Master's in Climate Change from Politecnico di Torino, shape his focus on how AI can make professional work faster and more rigorous.
Expertise AI tools for business and productivity, AI models, AI for sustainability
Credentials 2nd Level Master's, Climate Change, and Master's, Petroleum Engineering, Politecnico di Torino; Sustainability Analyst, LCA Lens
Articles 5
Experience
Sustainability Analyst
LCA Lens
Jan 2024 – present
Sustainability Analyst
LCE – Life Cycle Engineering SpA · Turin, Italy
Sep 2023 – Dec 2023
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), carbon footprint assessment and LCA with SimaPro, including a project simulation for an animal nutrition product.
Research Assistant
Texas A&M University at Qatar · Doha, Qatar
Jan 2020 – Mar 2020
Investigated near-wall turbulence for solid transport in non-Newtonian fluid flow using the PIV technique, with a focus on optimising drilling fluid performance and reducing energy consumption in transport.
Research Fellow
Politecnico di Torino · Turin, Italy
May 2019 – Jun 2019
Conducted research on quantitative phase behaviour and equations of state (EOS) for methane, CO₂, hydrogen and methane–hydrogen mixtures.
Education
2nd Level Specializing Master's, Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation Solutions
Politecnico di Torino
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Google Project Management Certificate
Coursera
Jan 2022 – Jun 2022
Master's degree, Petroleum Engineering
Politecnico di Torino
2017 – 2020
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Petroleum and Gas Engineering
Dawood University of Engineering and Technology
2012 – 2016
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