Microsoft unveils 10 new AI agents to boost sales, finance, supply chain operations 

American tech company Microsoft has unveiled new artificial intelligence agents to boost sales, customer service, finance and its supply chain operations.

The company which made this known in a statement published on Monday disclosed that the use of agents can save companies as much as $50 million annually, or the equivalent of “adding 187 full-time employees.”

“AI is today’s ROI and tomorrow’s competitive edge,” according to Microsoft.

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The company also informed that the “ten new autonomous agents,” can do things ranging from qualifying sales prospects to automating time and expense tracking.

The ten agents “will start to become available in public preview later this year and continue into early 2025” in Dynamics 365, said Microsoft, and the company plans to introduce “many more agents in the coming year,” it said.

Microsoft’s announcement predicted that “every organization will have a constellation of agents — ranging from simple prompt-and-response to fully autonomous.”

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