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Microsoft’s new Copilot moves toward persistent agents
Home, Code and Autopilot expand Copilot beyond a chat interface, with staged access and controls for agent spending.
Three ways of working
Microsoft has announced Home, Code and Autopilot for Copilot. Home brings conversational and delegated work together with Office capabilities. Code is intended to let people build software solutions from natural-language instructions. Autopilot is described as a persistent agent that can continue working between interactions.
Availability matters
The announcement describes staged access rather than a universal immediate release. Home and Code are entering the Frontier programme, while Autopilot is expanding in private preview. Microsoft also distinguishes subscription-based everyday assistance from usage-based agentic work and introduces additional spending controls.
What to watch
OUR ANALYSISPersistent agents could change how teams handle recurring assignments, but the meaningful test is reliable execution under clear permissions and budgets. Announced features and preview demonstrations do not establish that an agent can safely manage every workflow. Access, operating costs and actual completion quality deserve as much attention as the feature list.
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