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Microsoft Expands AI Capabilities with Autonomous Agents and Enhanced Copilot Features

At Ignite 2024, Microsoft introduced autonomous AI agents, new productivity tools, and advanced customization options for its Copilot platform.

  • Microsoft unveiled autonomous AI agents at Ignite 2024, enabling businesses to automate complex tasks without human intervention, such as managing workflows and responding to data-triggered events.
  • New Copilot Actions allow users to automate repetitive tasks with customizable prompts, such as meeting summaries and report generation, currently in private preview.
  • The company emphasized enterprise-grade security and governance for its AI tools, including data protection, user permissions, and compliance frameworks to mitigate risks of oversharing sensitive information.
  • Microsoft plans to roll out AI-powered features like real-time language translation in Teams, personalized project management in Planner, and enhanced scheduling tools in Outlook starting in early 2025.
  • Developers can now use Copilot Studio and the Azure AI Foundry SDK to create, customize, and manage AI agents, with access to over 1,800 large language models in the Azure AI catalog.
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