Microsoft Launches Agent 365 Platform for Business AI Agent Management
By
Tom Warren
Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
Microsoft is launching Agent 365, a platform that enables businesses to build, manage, and control AI agents similarly to how they manage human employees. The company is transforming into an "AI agent factory" as AI agents are predicted to significantly change how people work, with IDC forecasting 1.3 billion agents by 2028. The platform represents Microsoft's shift from being a software factory to focusing on AI agents that will increasingly take on human work.
Key quotes
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Now, Microsoft is launching Agent 365 as a way for businesses to manage AI agents in the same way they do humans.
'Agents are already changing how people work, and IDC predicts there will be 1.3 billion agents by 2028,' says Jared Spataro, chief marketing officer of AI at work at Microsoft.
Microsoft Agent 365 will let business control AI agents.
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