Christopher Lochhead explores how AI shifts the future of work from knowledge accumulation to value creation, arguing that success in the AI era depends on using individual strengths to create impact at scale.
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With autopilots, Scout and WorkIQ, Microsoft is building a memory layer for the entire agent technology stack.
Copilot Cowork’s usage-based model is a clear indicator of the AI pricing model growing up, as Microsoft and other enterprise providers put a meter on coworkers.
Open Knowledge Format, or OKF, aims to become the MCP of representing knowledge and context so it can be consumed easily by AI agents without a translation layer.
Latest release of agent-building platform bolsters orchestration in complex workflows, simplifies integration by tapping Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Microsoft’s first ‘autopilot’ ushers in an era where IT and business leaders must decide what an always-on agent can touch, act on, and bring to users’ attention.
Agent Optimizer functions ensure Foundry Hosted Agents adhere to user-defined criteria for the best instructions, skills, models, and tool descriptions.
The ed-tech company Chegg is a cautionary tale of how traditional business strengths can be rapidly undercut as AI technology advances.
Christopher Lochhead explains how AI is making knowledge and execution increasingly free, shifting competitive advantage to agent-driven systems.
Microsoft updates Finance Agent to provide a command center-type interface, as well as support for natural language prompts to gain and act on financial insights.
Support for Compliance API gives Purview visibility into conversations and events, bringing both data types in Claude under broader enterprise controls.
Features for controlling the actions of agents — ensuring they don’t misbehave — bring the enterprise-level controls required by IT/security pros and business leaders alike.
From checking credit references to operating as a personal chief of staff, AI agents can operate within a wide range of autonomous functionality.
James Oleinik explains how Agent 365 provides the visibility, governance, and security foundation needed to manage AI agents across the enterprise.
Sachin Gandhi explains how AI agents are transforming supply chains by autonomously planning and executing logistics operations.
The bifurcation between AI-native and AI-bolted-on organizations is becoming more apparent as the AI-centric approach’s benefits come into sharper focus.
Christopher Lochhead explains how AI is accelerating category-level shifts that create entirely new kinds of jobs while rapidly reshaping the future of work.
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.