Article Summary
Microsoft and Google are pursuing distinct AI agent strategies for their enterprise productivity suites, M365 and Workspace.
- Microsoft's Copilot for M365 is positioned as an orchestrator, integrating into existing applications like Word and Excel to manage user tasks and data.
- Google's Gemini-powered features in Workspace are designed as an underlying intelligence layer, enhancing all applications and capable of acting as an independent 'agent' for complex, multi-app workflows.
- Google's approach emphasizes the AI's ability to observe user actions and proactively suggest improvements across the entire workspace.
- Microsoft focuses on a 'Copilot stack' that leverages the Microsoft Graph, grounding AI responses in user enterprise data while operating within specific applications.