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Microsoft Advances AI with Interoperable Agents and Expanded Model Support

At Build 2025, Microsoft unveiled tools for AI agent collaboration, memory retention, and customization while integrating new models like Grok 3 into its Azure platform.

Satya Nadella talks with Elon Musk at Microsoft Build 2025.
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Overview

  • Microsoft endorsed open standards like Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) to enable seamless communication between AI agents across platforms.
  • The GitHub Copilot coding agent was introduced, capable of autonomously completing tasks like bug fixes, feature development, and code refactoring.
  • Azure AI Foundry expanded its model offerings to include xAI's Grok 3 and Grok 3 Mini, alongside models from Meta, Mistral, and others, emphasizing model diversity.
  • New tools like Copilot Tuning allow businesses to fine-tune AI agents with proprietary data, enabling personalized workflows and enhanced memory through structured retrieval augmentation.
  • Microsoft's Entra framework now supports registering AI agents as digital employees, reflecting the company's vision of agents as integral contributors to enterprise operations.