Microsoft CEO signals launch of new agentic AI model on Friday
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In a brief dispatch from Chinese financial news outlet CLS, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is quoted as saying that the company plans to release a new "agent‑style" artificial intelligence model on Friday. While details such as the model’s name, capabilities and target products were not disclosed, the statement underscores Microsoft’s continued push into agentic AI systems following earlier efforts to make Windows and its security stack more agent‑driven.
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