{"id":9691,"date":"2025-08-12T09:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/the-age-of-agents\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:05:09","slug":"the-age-of-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/en\/the-age-of-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"The Age of Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9691\" class=\"elementor elementor-9691 elementor-7442\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3f801a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3f801a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a942e1\" data-id=\"6a942e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d9ffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08d9ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Microsoft&#8217;s AI tools in the Microsoft 365 world have been in the market for well over a year without much notice. Microsoft 365 Copilot was initially a personal assistant for its user. However, the future of Copilot is more. What are agents and why do we need Microsoft Copilot Studio? I must spoil a bit: This is not about any 007 story.    <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc05138 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc05138\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40bd17b\" data-id=\"40bd17b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd3dc92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd3dc92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Are you interested in Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents? Do you want to learn and understand more? <\/strong>We are organizing a free webinar-based training on August 21, 2025, where you can comprehensively explore the topic! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/en\/masterclass-microsoft-365-copilot-agents-by-above-it\/\">Click here<\/a> to register now!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-680bf5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"680bf5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a43f738\" data-id=\"a43f738\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a611ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a611ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft 365 Copilot for dummies?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4dccd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4dccd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43e6e43\" data-id=\"43e6e43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2e4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca2e4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft 365 Copilot has been on the market for almost two years now. I must admit that here in Finland, its use was initially somewhat disappointing due to its linguistic and technical shortcomings. But we finally got Finnish language support. And the enormous technical investment that Microsoft has put into developing the tools has been mind-boggling. New features, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/source\/features\/ai\/openai-gpt-5\/\">GPT-5 support<\/a>, are coming in a continuous stream. For many, AI tools are still purely basic question-answer type usage. And why not, as a personal assistant, it has slowly begun to serve us reasonably well as it develops.      <\/p><p>But as the technical AI tools continue to develop, we can ask, could Microsoft 365 Copilot be more in the future? Could AI be an assistant for entire teams instead of a personal question-answer assistant? Could AI be an assistant that automatically performs concrete tasks based on various triggers, instead of just text-based answers? Perhaps your team too can have a virtual assistant organizing things in the future!   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd04c2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd04c2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e342937\" data-id=\"e342937\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e36d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e36d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Intelligent Future is Here<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b56a66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b56a66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d63d620\" data-id=\"d63d620\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9fbd38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9fbd38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopilotStudio-1024x831.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopilotStudio-1024x831.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopilotStudio-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopilotStudio-768x623.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopilotStudio-1536x1246.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CopilotStudio.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image: Copilot Studio<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e2ac80\" data-id=\"3e2ac80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07742fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07742fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As digitalization accelerates, companies are constantly looking for new ways to enhance their operations, improve customer experience, and free up employees&#8217; time for more strategic work. Microsoft&#8217;s Copilot Studio and the Copilot agents it offers are the answer to this need &#8211; they bring generative AI practically into everyday life. But what is Copilot Studio?  <\/p><p><strong>Copilot Studio<\/strong> is a low-code\/no-code platform developed by Microsoft that allows organizations to build their own AI agents without deep technical expertise <\/p><p>Users can create agents that:<\/p><ul><li>Converse in natural language<\/li><li>Retrieve and analyze information from different sources<\/li><li>Automatically perform repetitive tasks<\/li><li>Operate across different channels, such as Teams, websites, or mobile applications.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83d289e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83d289e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-505ffd8\" data-id=\"505ffd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb6547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbb6547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Copilot Studio integrates seamlessly with the Microsoft 365 environment and also supports third-party integrations, such as Dynamics 365 and Power BI. But what about the agents? What are Copilot agents?  <\/p><p><strong>Copilot agents<\/strong> are AI-based assistants designed to handle specific tasks or solve business challenges. They can function either as part of Microsoft 365 Copilot or independently  <\/p><p>Types of agents include:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Prompt-and-response agents<\/strong>: Answer user questions quickly and efficiently.<\/li><li><strong>Cognitive agents<\/strong>: Learn from user actions and provide tailored recommendations.<\/li><li><strong>Autonomous agents<\/strong>: Operate independently and can coordinate complex processes, such as inventory management or project scheduling.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aa8e4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aa8e4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfb292c\" data-id=\"bfb292c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656f717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"656f717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does all this AI hype cost then?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af8d955 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af8d955\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0673479\" data-id=\"0673479\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ed158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8ed158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AI licenses for business use naturally cost money. And it&#8217;s worth paying for them to ensure, for example, the data protection of the information fed into the AI. In consumer use, the terms of use for AI might allow training the AI with the information input there. The paid Copilot Chat is already included in the Business Premium license rights, protecting company data shared with AI in business use. For the broader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/fi-fi\/microsoft-365\/copilot#plans\">Microsoft 365 Copilot license<\/a> that integrates your own cloud environment data for AI, a separate user-specific monthly fee is paid, which in retrospect seems like peanuts compared to the work time benefits achieved.    <\/p><p>Using the agents themselves in Microsoft 365 Copilot or Copilot Chat is free. You can utilize ready-made agents by Microsoft or third parties included in your license price. However, business needs may require more, and in this case, your organization might want to create customized workflows or extend AI&#8217;s small hands more tightly into the business-handled proprietary information, which may not be possible with ready-made agents.  <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/fi-fi\/microsoft-copilot\/microsoft-copilot-studio\">Microsoft Copilot Studio<\/a> is the solution to these needs. By paying for an organization-specific Copilot Studio license and acquiring free user licenses for developers, your organization can develop its own agents, utilize its own data, and publish them for use by the rest of the organization, for example in your own Teams environment or as public chatbots to be published on websites. One can only imagine what business opportunities this investment will open up!  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-160475a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"160475a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2102bb4\" data-id=\"2102bb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598865d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"598865d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits for Business!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d57f14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d57f14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efcd3db\" data-id=\"efcd3db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ae117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2ae117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I must admit, in all honesty, that as a CEO, I&#8217;m not a super-skilled developer of AI agents or its workflows. My first Copilot Studio test in the spring was to create an assistant for myself that interpreted the newly published collective agreement for me. So I, too, still belong to this question-answer type of AI user group. However, I published the agent for all of us to access so that everyone could get answers to their burning questions about the collective agreement. All this felt relatively effortless. I can only imagine how easy it is for developers more skilled than me to create various automations and agents that serve teams more broadly!     <\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Copilot Studio and Copilot agents are not just technological tools &#8211; they are strategic partners that can revolutionize the way companies operate. Whether it&#8217;s customer service, internal support, or data analysis, these intelligent agents bring efficiency, scalability, and innovation to every team. So I give my warm recommendation: It&#8217;s worth starting to explore agents, and what you could get out of automating routine tasks for your own business!  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10900e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10900e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9d27a7\" data-id=\"c9d27a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab5344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cab5344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;<\/em><em>Above IT is a strategic partner developing your organization&#8217;s knowledge work. With us, AI and data protection responsibly go hand in hand!<\/em><em>&#8220;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft&#8217;s AI tools in the Microsoft 365 world have been in the market for well over a year without much notice. Microsoft 365 Copilot was initially a personal assistant for its user. However, the future of Copilot is more. What are agents and why do we need Microsoft Copilot Studio? 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