Is this the AI agent we've all been waiting for? 🤔
Maybe.
Microsoft just unveiled their highly capable Agent Mode and Office Agent.
Capabilities? Through the roof.
Execution, rollout and availability? ummmm......
Join us as we cut through the fluff on these new AI agents from Microsoft and separate the game-changing features from the shiny marketing.
Microsoft’s new Agent mode: Microsoft marketing or Future of Work in Windows? An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson
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Topics Covered in This Episode:
- Microsoft Agent Mode vs. Office Agent Overview
- Agent Mode Access: Enterprise vs. Personal Licenses
- Office Agent Rollout Limitations and Critique
- Multi-Step Orchestration in Excel and Word
- Microsoft Copilot Integration and User Confusion
- AI-Powered Document Automation Use Cases
- Model Comparison: OpenAI vs. Claude in Copilot
- Future of Work With Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents
Timestamps:
00:00 "Microsoft's New AI Agents Unveiled"
05:42 Microsoft Copilot Access Confusion
08:54 Excel's Superior Data Visualization Handling
11:52 "Excel Agent Mode: Slow, Limited Access"
16:09 "Navigating Copilot and ChatGPT"
20:06 Enterprise Copilot: Enhanced Research Features
23:19 AI-Powered Presentation Generation
25:44 Microsoft's Multi-Model AI Strategy
29:01 "Microsoft Vibe Working Critique"
30:41 "Improve Microsoft Co-Pilot's Usability"
35:42 "Excel Copilot: Promising, Not Ready"
37:32 "Microsoft Copilot Studio Overview"
Keywords:
Microsoft Copilot, agent mode, office agents, Microsoft 365, Copilot agent mode, future of work in Windows, autonomous multi step orchestration, Office Agent, Excel agent mode, Word agent mode, Copilot chat, multi model strategy, OpenAI reasoning models, GPT-5, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, Claude Opus 4.1, Anthropic Claude, enterprise rollout, personal Copilot, family Copilot, commercial Copilot license, web only, Excel Labs, multi file updates, data visualization, financial modeling, structured drafting, iterative task execution, quality checks, Copilot user experience, Copilot permissions, Copilot in Excel, Copilot in Word, Copilot in PowerPoint, Copilot Studio, vibe working, Microsoft marketing, business automation, AI productivity tools, document generation, PowerPoint AI, prompt engin
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