Microsoft's AI Futurist explains how he uses Copilot — and the real-world problems enterprises are solving with agents
Source:
ventureBeat
June 5, 2026 · 12:31
Microsoft used its Build 2026 conference this week to push a clear message: agents are rapidly moving into production throughout enterprise systems, and the winning platform will be the one that gives them reliable context, governance, identity, memory — and secure access to enterprise data. The company announced Microsoft IQ as a context layer across GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Foundry and Copilot Studio; Work IQ APIs coming June 16; Fabric IQ for structured business data; Foundry IQ for retrieval across enterprise knowledge and the live web; and Web IQ as a new agent-facing web search stack. Microsoft also introduced Scout, a personal work agent, and a whopping seven new in-house AI models in its growing MAI family across modalities and use cases, including MAI-Thinking-1.Those announcemen…
The original article opens on the publisher's website.
More from Automotive
View topic →Larry Page’s flying car company Pivotal loses its CEO
techcrunch
Sep 1, 2026 · 16:59
SEC proposes transfer agent rule, sets event to figure out round-the-clock U.S. trading
coinDesk
Sep 1, 2026 · 16:55
China dissented from G20 statement opposing 'cheap exports' flooding market, Bessent says
cnbc
Sep 1, 2026 · 16:52
The Range Rover Electric: Specs, Price, Availability
wired
Sep 1, 2026 · 16:01
Android stuck in Safe Mode? Here's how to turn it off
engadget
Sep 1, 2026 · 16:00
Countries mentioned