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MICROSOFT PITCHES AI 'AGENTS' THAT CAN PERFORM TASKS ON THEIR OWN AT IGNITE 2024

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November 22, 2024

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told customers at a conference in Chicago this week that the company is teaching a new set of artificial intelligence tools how toMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella told customers at a conference in Chicago this week that the company is teaching a new set of artificial intelligence tools how to "act on our behalf across our work and life!" "act on our behalf across our work and life!"

MICROSOFT PITCHES AI 'AGENTS' THAT CAN PERFORM TASKS ON THEIR OWN AT IGNITE 2024

AI developers are increasingly pitching the next wave of generative AI chatbots as AI "agents" that can do more useful things on people's behalf. But the cost of building and running AI tools is so high that more investors are questioning whether the technology's promise is overblown.

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