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Microsoft keeps moving fast, and this time the update is significant: GPT‑5.2 is available for testing in Microsoft 365 Copilot and it is available for deployment through Microsoft Foundry. This matters more than it might first sound. It is not just a model update. It is a signal of how Microsoft is aligning Copilot experiences, … Continue reading GPT-5.2 in Microsoft 365 Copilot and in Microsoft Foundry
Azure AI Foundry and AOAI (Azure OpenAI Services) keeps on getting better all the time! The latest addition in Azure AI Foundry (as of April 14, 2025, yesterday) is the GPT-4.1 model, that has a generous 1M context window and cutoff day for June 2024! 1 million tokens understanding "memory", which translates to roughly 1500 … Continue reading GPT-4.1 is now available at Azure AI Foundry
AI technology and Azure AI continue to evolve rapidly, bringing innovations and options that can be applied to business operations. Two recent announcements in the Azure AI Foundry —Microsoft's Responses API and the Computer-Using Agent (CUA)—are set to enable Agentic AI to help with workflows, boost productivity, and eventually reshape business processes, workflows and even … Continue reading Understanding the Business Potential of Computer-Using Agents and Responses API
Microsoft just released the information that GPT-4.5 preview model is available for deployment at Azure AI Foundry! Not everyone can yet use this, but it requires a registration before it can be used. I, of course, placed in my application for the model but at this point I am still waiting for the registration result. … Continue reading GPT-4.5 preview is available in Azure AI Foundry
AI agents are becoming a key enabler for businesses looking to streamline processes, automate repetitive tasks, and empower their employees to work more efficiently. In Microsoft 365 Copilot, we’ve already seen a lot of solutions that focus on improving productivity for individuals. Yet, the potential for AI-driven automation goes much further when you can connect … Continue reading Azure AI Agents are in the Public Preview
DeepSeek R1 has been everyone's radar recently. Last night I heard Microsoft released it in the Azure AI Foundry. Today, I've been testing it—deploying it, trying some prompts with it, and noticing just how heavily it filters certain topics. This was not a surprise by any means. With the official announcement that DeepSeek R1 is … Continue reading Getting started with DeepSeek R1 at Azure AI Foundry
Or should I say Team x AI x Copilot Studio. Just recently I presented this topic at CollabDays Poland @ Microsoft Warsaw. This is the same topic I have already given a few times, but this session is always different since Azure OpenAI Studio and Copilot Studio are evolving at a very rapid pace! When … Continue reading Supercharging Teams with AI
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