Microsoft announced this week new AI autonomous agents and agentic capabilities in Dynamics 365 that accelerate sales and business results, provide competitive advantage and productivity gains and savings, reduce costs and administrative work, and increase efficiency in work and revenue.

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,

Copilot Studio agents have access to the latest models, including new models such as OpenAI’s o1, which is currently available in the limited private preview. Microsoft said 10 autonomous agents are coming to Dynamics 365 to assist business users across every facet of their practice by bringing the power of AI right to where they work.