Tato Is Not Copilot or ChatGPT: Here’s Why

Youssouf Sylla
Aug 19
2 min read

Updated: Aug 31

With the explosion of AI in the workplace, a common question arises: Do we really need another AI tool? After all, Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT are already everywhere. So why Tato?

The answer is simple: Tato is not a general-purpose assistant. It is a specialized partner for IT projects.

1. ChatGPT and Copilot: Generalists

ChatGPT is a powerful conversational model, able to generate text, code, or ideas on virtually any subject. It’s like an interactive encyclopedia—but it still needs to be driven by the user.
Microsoft Copilot, embedded in the Microsoft 365 suite, shines at helping with daily productivity tasks: writing emails, summarizing documents, creating presentations, or analyzing Excel files. Its mission is to save individual time.

Both are useful, but they remain focused on the individual user and isolated tasks.

2. Tato: A Project Intelligence Agent

Tato is built for something different: executing IT projects more effectively.

Here’s how it works:

Tato listens to meetings, captures Teams or Slack conversations, and reads project documents.
It organizes the information automatically according to the real structure of the project (scope, risks, actions, issues, decisions, progress).
It detects weak signals — lost information, misalignment, uncontrolled scope creep, resource misuse, or schedule slippage.
It generates real-time indicators, not static reports after the fact.

In short, Tato does not just assist one person — it empowers the entire project team to cut waste, reduce risks, and secure business value.

3. The Analogy: Copilot vs. Mission Control

ChatGPT or Copilot are like copilots sitting next to you: helpful when you ask them to intervene.
Tato is more like Mission Control: constantly monitoring, centralizing data, and flagging risks before they derail your project.

4. Why It Matters

The biggest losses in IT projects rarely come from a poorly written email or a slow presentation.

They come from systemic waste: fragmented information, forgotten decisions, uncontrolled scope.