In this episode of the Return on Intelligence Podcast, host Daniel Anderson talks with Microsoft's Abram Jackson about the groundbreaking developments in AI agent technology revealed at the recent MVP Summit.
Abram shares exclusive insights on Microsoft's new Researcher and Analyst capabilities, explaining how these AI tools can process hundreds of documents in minutes and extract meaningful insights from enterprise data.
The conversation explores the emerging paradigm of multi-agent collaboration, where AI agents can "interview" each other to complete complex tasks.
Daniel and Abram debate whether managing teams of AI agents will become specialized work or if every knowledge worker will soon have their own fleet of agents. They also discuss the revolutionary impact of new transformer-based image generation models on business content creation, with Abram revealing how he's experimenting with AI-generated slides in classic art styles.
Whether you're a tech leader, Microsoft 365 user, or simply interested in the future of work, this episode provides valuable insights into how AI is reshaping productivity and what skills will be needed to thrive in this new environment.
Timestamps:
00:24 - Welcome and introduction to Episode 2
00:52 - Abram's experience at the MVP Summit
04:42 - Introduction to Microsoft Researcher and Analyst announcements
05:13 - Researcher compared to OpenAI's Deep Research
06:37 - Integration with Microsoft 365 data and Graph connectors
10:38 - Microsoft Analyst for structured data
13:51 - Multi-agent capabilities with Researcher talking to other agents
16:50 - Debate: Who will manage agents? Specialized roles vs. every user
19:31 - Discussion about image generation capabilities
24:57 - Using AI-generated images in documents and presentations
26:10 - Examples of AI-generated slides in classic art styles
30:49 - Wrap-up and conclusion
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