Analysis ·
Copilot and the transformation of work by AI agents
Original title, in French: “Copilot et la transformation du travail par les agents IA”
- Publication
- Journal du Net (France)
- Author
- Michel Hubert
- Published on
- 1 October 2026 · read in the page structured data
Summary
On 25 September 2026, Microsoft announced the evolution of Copilot into an agentic work platform, combining conversation, software creation (Code), delegation (Cowork) and persistent agents (Autopilot). The article analyses the implications for businesses: agent governance via Agent 365, business context via Work IQ and Fabric IQ, hosting and execution via Copilot Managed Runtime, permissions security, and consumption-based billing via Copilot Credits. It cites a study by Microsoft researchers of 5.5 million Copilot Chat sessions showing that writing and research account for a large share of use. The author recommends a gradual, three-step adoption, with proportionate governance, cost measurement by outcome, and attention to reversibility and data sovereignty, particularly for Anthropic models excluded from the EU Data Boundary.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
Read the article on Journal du Net →Figures cited
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5.5 millions of sessions
number of Copilot Chat sessions analysed in a Microsoft study
preprint by Microsoft researchers, May 2026
« Une prépublication de chercheurs de Microsoft, publiée en mai 2026, analyse un ensemble d’environ 5,5 millions de sessions de Copilot Chat. »
Source: prépublication de chercheurs Microsoft (mai 2026)
Classification
- Country
- Worldwide scope
- Company size
- Large companies, All sizes
- Industries
- Software vendors, IT services companies, telecoms · All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- GitHub (cited), Microsoft (supplier), Anthropic (cited)
- Keywords
- AI agents, copilot, microsoft, AI governance, work automation, AI costs
Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Journal du Net and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.