Agents in 2025: Hype or the Future of Work?

All the tech news and Microsoft announcements talk about agents reshaping the workplace, but how do you separate the noise from what truly matters? In this video, I dive deep into the evolution of AI agents, what they mean for your business, and give you some practical advice on what you need to know and do. You'll learn:
- What are agents, and how do they differ from chatbots and automation?
- How AI advancements are powering agents with infinite memory, multimodal capabilities, and reasoning skills.
- Practical applications for businesses: Reinventing automation, streamlining workflows, and adapting work processes.
- Real-world insights from industry leaders like Satya Nadella and Ryan Cunningham.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Agents in 2025: Hype or the Future of Work?
0:26 - What are agents and why the hype?
2:47 - Evolving models
3:38 - Generative AI and memory
5:15 - Autonomous and multimodal agents
13:59 - New ways of thinking about automation
14:45 - Satya Nadella on the BG2 Podcast
18:33 - The vision for the future of business applications and agents
21:11 - What should you do for your business?

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Links:
- 6 AI trends you'll see more of in 2025: https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/6-ai-trends-youll-see-more-of-in-2025/
- Introducing Open AI o1-preview https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-o1-preview/
- Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman on Infinite Memory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yy6XvuO2aM&t=416s
- Copilot Vision https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/2024/12/05/copilot-vision-now-in-preview-a-new-way-to-browse/
- Multimodal Voice for Customer Service https://ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/BRK165?source=sessions
- Data entry agent - Ryan Cunningham at the Power Platform Community Conference PPCC24 Keynote with Microsoft Business and Industry Copilots CVP - Charles Lamanna
- Ryan Cunningham on the Power Time podcast https://podcast.powertime.au/e/unveiling-the-future-of-ai-and-low-code-with-microsoft/
- Satya Nadella on the BG2 podcast https://youtu.be/9NtsnzRFJ_o?si=5DX8MILjSHdaziio&t=2803
- Dynamics 365 Sales Qualification Agent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrpMoPrn38s