Microsoft will allow organizations to create their own autonomous AI agents within Copilot starting next month.

Microsoft, under CEO Satya Nadella, is adding new AI capabilities including AI agents that can complete tasks and oversee business processes autonomously.

Microsoft is taking the fight back to Salesforce, as it will allow businesses to develop their own autonomous artificial intelligence agents by next month. Salesforce has already introduced configurable agentic AI tools in September and Microsoft may be competing with it head on with the introduction of its AI agents.