EP 407: Copilot Studio - Autonomous AI agents for everyday people

Ready for the buzzword(s) of 2025? Autonomous Agents. Ready for your cheatsheet for Autonomous Agents? Brought to you by legit one of the worldwide leaders in the space -- Ray Smith. Ray is the VP of AI Agents at Microsoft. Ray took time out of his busy schedule to join us at the Microsoft Ignite conference. This is one convo you legit cannot miss. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter More on this Episode: Episode Page Join the discussion: Ask Jordan and Ray questions on Microsoft AI Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup Website: YourEverydayAI.com Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn Topics Covered in This Episode: 1. Copilot Studio Overview 2. Use Cases for Copilot Studio 3. Three Layers of Using M365 Copilot 4. Shift in Work Dynamics 5. SharePoint Agents 6. Data Security and Governance Timestamps: 00:00 Generative AI insights: podcast, newsletter, Microsoft WorkLab. 04:58 Azure AI Foundry platforms enable advanced AI development. 09:39 Copilot Studio simplifies low-code app development. 12:32 Automate email triggers across various business systems. 16:50 AI boosts productivity and efficiency with autonomous agents. 19:43 Easily create agents for instant information access. 21:47 Data security and access concerns in AI. 26:12 AI enables advanced automation with cognitive reasoning. 28:50 Personalized assistants will revolutionize work and internet. 32:19 Sign up for Everyday AI newsletter updates. Keywords: Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, autonomous agents, AI agents, rapid prototyping, app development, custom agents, use cases, two-way invoice matching, document creation, document retrieval, document summarization, workflow innovation, Ray Smith, SharePoint agents, meeting action completions, agentic AI, AI in productivity, real-time translation services, robotic process automation (RPA), cognitive reasoning, AI in business, AI in personal contexts, dynamic data, data security, access controls, governance, integrations and connectors, citizen developers. Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info)