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Welcome, humans.

Are you ready for a hot week in AI? Microsoft is unleashing some serious AI heat at Build 2025. Meanwhile, OpenAI just unleashed Codex, an AI coding sidekick that's giving developers a much needed sidekick (before it kicks them to the curb).

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Here’s what you need to know about AI today:

We talked to Microsoft about their new AI agents.
NVIDIA to build Europe's largest AI campus and UAE and US sign major deal.
SAG-AFTRA filed a complaint over AI-recreated Darth Vader voice in Fortnite.
Study shows AI wins debates more often when given users' demographic data.

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Microsoft's AI Agents Are About to Revolutionize Your Workday

Imagine walking into your first day at a new job and getting not just a laptop and a badge, but an entire team of AI agents ready to work for you.

At Microsoft Build 2025, the company just dropped a massive update to Microsoft 365 Copilot that's going to make your work life look nothing like it does today. The Neuron sat down with Aparna Chennapragada, Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer of experiences and devices, to discuss the latest developments and the Copilot roadmap into the future.

Here’s the big idea: Microsoft is offering…

Multi-agent orchestration: AI agents that can collaborate like a team of humans.
Company-specific training: Tune AI models using your own data and workflows.
Plug-and-play agents: No coding required to create domain-specific AI helpers.

“I think of AI as a jetpack for the mind,” said Chennapragada. “We're moving from being doers to directors of AI.” Finally, I can live out my dream of being the Spielberg of human resources!

So what’s “multi-agent orchestration”? It’s actually pretty simple: AI agents can now collaborate with each other, just like a team of humans would.

“Multi-agent orchestration enables agents to exchange data, collaborate on tasks, and divide their work based on each agent's expertise,” explained Chennapragada.

Picture this: You're onboarding a new employee. Instead of you coordinating everything, agents from HR, IT, and marketing can now work together seamlessly to handle the entire process. One agent pulls the right documents, another sets up accounts, a third prepares a welcome package.

Early adopters are already seeing massive gains:

Wells Fargo's AI agent supports 35K bankers, reducing information search time from 10 minutes to just 30 seconds.
T-Mobile created an agent that instantly assembles product information from 20 different device manufacturers.
HCLTech developed an agent that resolves employee support cases 40% faster, allowing them to redeploy 30% of their support staff.

Microsoft knows trust is crucial. They're building robust security features like:

Microsoft Entra Agent ID for managing agent identities.
Purview Information Protection to prevent data leaks.
Copilot Control System to ensure data remains secure.

“It's really important for us to do this in a way that's secure, safe, and compliant,” Chennapragada emphasizes. “We're building on the foundation of trust.”

Want to watch our full interview with Cheenapragada? Check out the video below or read the longer-form article connected to this piece on our website!

YouTube video by The Neuron — *Interview: Microsoft's Copilot AI Agents Are About to Revolutionize Your Workday*

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Ollama runs open language models (AI like Meta’s Llama) from your own machine.
n8n turns your workflows into powerful, customizable “agentic workflows”.
Vidyard creates personalized video messages that engage your customers, book more meetings, and close deals faster.
Google launched a standalone app for NotebookLM, its extremely popular study tool (Android, iOS).
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Around the Horn.

Apple struggled with its AI strategy, facing internal challenges in developing “LLM Siri” and delaying key features.
Nvidia, Mistral AI, MGX, and Bpifrance announced plans to build Europe's largest AI campus in Paris by 2028, while the US agreed to a deal allowing the UAE to build the largest AI campus outside the US with expanded access to advanced AI chips.
Mark Cuban Foundation and Corteva launched free AI bootcamps for high school students in Indianapolis and Des Moines.
House Republicans included a provision in a sweeping budget bill that would block states from enforcing any AI regulations for 10 years, drawing opposition from over 100 organizations.
SAG-AFTRA (the actor’s union) filed an unfair labor practice complaint against Epic Games for using AI to recreate James Earl Jones' voice as Darth Vader in Fortnite without proper union notification or bargaining.
A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour found that GPT-4 wins debates against humans 64.4% more often when given basic demographic information about its opponents.
Klarna reported its revenue per employee has nearly doubled to $1M thanks to AI efficiency initiatives, including replacing customer service contractors with AI chatbots (but they are still hiring humans).

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