Microsoft just announced that it’s launching two new AI features in Microsoft 365 Copilot for Office apps, known as Agent Mode and Office Agent. Presented as tools for “vibe working,” the idea is to allow more independence for AI to do what it needs to do to handle complex tasks without you fulling giving up control over the process.

For example, Agent Mode in Excel allows Copilot to manage the spreadsheet at an expert level. It builds advanced models, checks the results, and adjusts until everything is right. In this way, Microsoft says anyone can create financial reports, loan calculators, or household budgets without being an Excel wizard.

Similarly, in Word, Copilot’s agentic AI capabilities turn document creation and management into something more dialogue-based. For example, you c

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