Microsoft upgrades Copilot Studio agent builder tools – Computerworld

In addition, Copilot Studio now integrates with the new Azure AI Foundry to enable access to a wider range of data within an organization, Omar Aftab, vice president of conversational AI at Microsoft, said in a blog post. “By connecting all their data sources, organizations can see that agents are more grounded in their business data and provide specific, high-quality responses,” he said. 

There are also new “multimodal” AI enhancements to Copilot Studio agents. Users can embed an agent built in Copilot Studio into an interactive voice system (used in automated voice calls for customer service, for example) to create “speech enabled agents,” said Aftab. These can also be embedded in various “applications, standalone kiosks, concierge systems, and more,” he said. And Copilot Studio agents can now analyze images, allowing users to upload files and ask questions about them.

Microsoft has also opened access — in a public preview — to autonomous agent builder tools in Copilot Studio, as announced last month. “Makers can now build agents that work on their behalf, without having to prompt the agent, saving human hours and increasing efficiency,” said Aftab. “They can create these agents from scratch or configure agents that are prebuilt in Copilot Studio.”