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Microsoft Introduces a New Copilot With Home, Code and Autopilot
The short answer
Microsoft redesigned its Copilot app around a single Home, a Code area for building tools, and Autopilot, an agent that keeps working in the background. Background agents that keep working on their own need clear limits on what they can send or spend.
- Microsoft
- Copilot
- AI agents
What happened
In a September 25 post, Microsoft said Home brings chat, Cowork and Word, Excel and PowerPoint together; Code lets people build their own solutions; and Autopilot is a persistent agent moving to private preview. Microsoft also announced cost-management features for AI spend.
What it means for your business
Background agents that keep working on their own need clear limits on what they can send or spend. Decide those rules before you turn one on.
Source: Microsoft