Microsoft's AI Ecosystem Dominance

Microsoft's Build event showcased its central role in the AI industry, drawing key figures like Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Jensen Huang. The event highlighted Microsoft's focus on AI agents, with updates to Copilot and the expansion of Azure AI Foundry to include models like Grok 3 from xAI. Microsoft is open-sourcing Copilot in VS Code and introducing an autonomous agent for site reliability engineering in GitHub.

Key announcements included Windows AI Foundry for developers to build AI features across various platforms and native support for MCP in Windows. Copilot Studio is gaining more pro-dev features, allowing organisations to build multi-agent systems. Microsoft is also embedding security features into Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio to secure AI applications across the development lifecycle. These integrations aim to streamline AI development and deployment, solidifying Microsoft's position as a leader in the AI landscape.

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