Microsoft revamps Copilot with code generation, agentic AI tools
MSFT•Microsoft unveiled coding and AI agent tools for Copilot and embedded Word, Excel and PowerPoint in the app. Its shares rose about 3% in early trading.
1. New Copilot tools
Microsoft unveiled Code, a tool that lets users build apps, dashboards and other software with natural-language prompts. It will roll out to early-access customers at the end of the month, with previews for 365 Premium and Pro subscribers later this year.
2. Enterprise AI agent
Microsoft will begin a private preview of Autopilot, a revamped version of its Scout AI agent, at the end of the month. The digital coworker will have its own identity in company directories and permissions users can control. Microsoft also introduced tools to help employees track costs tied to AI use.
