Christopher Lochhead explains how AI is accelerating category-level shifts that create entirely new kinds of jobs while rapidly reshaping the future of work.
AI and Copilots
AI Is making organizations more competitive and unlocking innovation, but it’s also changing the ways humans process information.
James Oleinik explains how Microsoft’s agentic system of work positions Copilot as the central interface while autonomous AI agents execute enterprise workflows at scale.
Microsoft provides three distinct patterns — orchestrator/specialist, MCP-based connected agents, and browser session use — for agent development; discover recommended use cases for each.
AI agents are driving a shift from product-focused organizations to autonomous, end-to-end process excellence across the enterprise.
AI and Microsoft expert Paul Swider details a personal health assistant he’s built called Tula that unifies all of a patient’s data and aims to level the healthcare playing field.
Microsoft’s James Oleinik explains how enterprise software is shifting from app-centric workflows to AI agent-driven systems where intent replaces manual navigation.
At Paragon Films, MCP is enabling AI agents to do everything from managing approval workflows to pinpointing invoice discrepancies to making employee knowledge ‘immortal.’
Microsoft and AI expert sorts out key pricing questions and licensing considerations for Copilot Studio-built agents, and explains why costs still pose confusion for some customers.
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint integrations, plus Copilot Cowork, bring AI-driven actions to the fore and make Copilot worth another look for those who were disappointed.
Sachin Gandhi explains how Copilot is evolving into the enterprise interface, enabling agentic workflows that automate processes and turn business data into real-time knowledge.
Microsoft’s James Oleinik explains how enterprise AI is shifting from a human-driven assistant to systems that independently execute work on behalf of users.
Skills codify workflow details that are too often managed as ‘institutional knowledge,’ making those instructions accessible and reusable for agentic AI automation.
Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar compares today’s AI moment to the early mobile phone era, arguing that even limited capabilities signal a transformational shift toward greater freedom and mobility through AI.
New feature rollout includes support for tapping — or building — reusable skills that Cowork can invoke to complete a task or workflow on a user’s behalf.
Dona Sarkar explains how the shift from generative AI to agentic AI is redefining enterprise systems through self-correcting, multi-agent collaboration.
As initial release of ‘control plane’ becomes widely available, Microsoft is expanding agent registry, Shadow AI protections, and threat detection capabilities.
Microsoft and OpenAI restructure their landmark partnership, enabling broader competition while maintaining strategic ties, signaling a major shift in how AI alliances will evolve across the global cloud ecosystem.
The amended partnership shows both companies are evolving; it’s not a falling out. The question for organizations is whether they are ready to make similar strategic shifts to focus on governance and outcomes.
The rise of OpenClaw has pushed Microsoft to evolve Copilot beyond chat-based AI into a fully agentic platform, blending automation, coordination, and enterprise-grade governance within Microsoft 365.