AXIOS October 21, 2024
Ina Fried

While some are eager to declare the era of autonomous agents upon us, the reality is a bit more complicated — and that’s probably a good thing.

Why it matters: Giving autonomy to generative AI tools opens up a range of tantalizing possibilities for increased productivity, but also vastly increases the potential of catastrophic risk.

Driving the news: Microsoft on Monday announced a new series of semi-autonomous agents that business customers can either configure to their liking or use straight out of the box.

  • Microsoft’s fresh crop of agents will qualify sales leads, communicate with suppliers and understand customer intent. Next month Microsoft will release a tool in public preview that will allow users to customize agents in Copilot...

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