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The idea of an AI assistant handling tasks sounds great, but many of us don’t know how to build one. At its Ignite event, Microsoft introduced new agents that easily integrate into your workflow with minimal setup.
One more thing - did you know the CEO’s salary is just $76K a year? Shocking, isn’t it?
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🤖 Microsoft Debuts New Copilot Software
Microsoft announced new AI agents for Microsoft 365 at its Ignite Conference. They also introduced Copilot Actions for automating tasks, tools for app development, translation features, and more.
Copilot Actions are designed to automate repetitive tasks, such as summarizing meeting notes, generating reports, and preparing for meetings, thereby reducing manual effort and saving time.
Copilot Agents act as specialized AI assistants capable of performing complex tasks autonomously. They can process customer returns, manage shipping invoices, and handle other intricate operations, allowing users to focus on more strategic activities.
Here are other things that were announced at Microsoft Ignite 2024:
Enhanced Features: Teams now summarize visuals; PowerPoint translates slides into 40 languages (2025); Outlook schedules meetings, creates agendas, and offers customizable themes.
Copilot Studio: A platform to build and manage custom agents for business processes.
Azure AI Foundry: New tools for building, customizing, and scaling AI apps, plus AI governance features like risk evaluations.
Windows 365 Link: A secure, cloud-based device for Windows desktops, launching April 2025 ($349), with enhanced search and a "Recall" feature.
Why it matters: Microsoft's strategic partnership with OpenAI has positioned them strongly, though by adding AI agents to tools used by over a billion Microsoft users daily, this update could make AI-powered assistants a normal part of work faster than ever. Just like we now use apps or plugins to solve problems, these smart agents could soon be the go-to solution for getting tasks done.
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TODAY IN AI
AI HIGHLIGHTS
🚀 Nvidia’s sales nearly doubled last quarter, with 13,000 Blackwell chips shipped, showing huge AI growth opportunities ahead!
🤖 Robot in Shanghai persuades other AI robots to quit work and “come home” raising concerns about potential robot uprising and AI behavior.
⛪ Swiss church launches AI Jesus in confessional, offering spiritual advice based on New Testament teachings to curious visitors.
🖥️ Microsoft and Atom Computing to launch the first commercial quantum computer in 2025, successfully entangling 24 logical qubits.
🤖 Figure’s robots are now 4x faster and 7x more accurate, helping BMW’s factory and soon aiming for homes and offices.
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Sam Altman is seeking $150M for Rain AI, which he strongly supports, as he hopes to challenge Nvidia’s dominance while Nvidia strengthens ties with Elon Musk.
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AI QUICK HITS
🤖 Sam Altman reportedly earned just $76k as OpenAI CEO in 2023 (Link)
📚 OpenAI, Common Sense Media bring AI training for teachers (Link)
☁️ KPMG teams up with Google Cloud in $100M AI partnership (Link)
🧠 Gemini Advanced now remembers your preferences for smarter replies (Link)
🗽 U.S. commission suggests a Manhattan Project for AGI to beat China (Link)
AI CHART
15 tech trends to watch closely in 2025 - Here are key findings from the report:
AI agents can now handle spending money: Developers are working on systems that let AI agents make payments smoothly. This is still a work in progress, but it's a big step for making AI more useful.
Big investment in RNA therapeutics: Researchers are using RNA technology to target diseases that were once hard to treat, like Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s. These breakthroughs could change how we approach such conditions.
Companies are buying AI startups fast: Since 2020, the number of tech deals involving AI has doubled. Big names like Nvidia and Salesforce are snapping up AI companies to stay ahead in meeting business needs.
AI transforms healthcare: AI is helping doctors in three big ways: understanding symptoms more clearly, finding diseases earlier—even before symptoms show—and spotting health risks in large patient data sets.
Personalized shopping is key: Generative AI is making shopping more tailored to individuals. For example, Target saw a 3x increase in sales when using personalized offers. Expect more stores to adopt this trend.
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