- Microsoft reportedly working on an alternative to OpenClaw
- Copilot users are up, but nowhere near ChatGPT engagement levels
- New M365 E7 and Agent 365 plans target increased demand for AI agent management
Microsoft is believed to be working on its own autonomous AI agents, inspired by OpenClaw.
By The information According to reports, the proposed agentic platform could replace or work alongside existing Copilot tools, bringing proactive, always-on AI to workers who, if they choose Microsoft’s AI today, only have reactive assistants.
It’s unclear whether the company would target local or cloud-based agents, or a hybrid of the two, but if the current Copilot were to work, they would likely only work within Microsoft’s ecosystem or, at best, work better there.
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Microsoft wants to create proactive AI agents
If Microsoft were to offer its own OpenClaw-style agentic platform, it would likely initially target enterprise customers, building on existing Copilot Cowork development.
We could see role-specific agents for industries such as sales, marketing and accounting, and likely agent-based access controls and authorizations, with AI agents increasingly treated like humans.
The informationMicrosoft sources also claim that Microsoft is targeting agents that are “more secure” than the competition (read OpenClaw).
Compared to other hyperscalers and AI companies, Microsoft initially failed on the AI front. ChatGPT remains, by far, the most popular AI chatbot, accounting for four out of five sessions worldwide (according to Statcounter). Perhaps Microsoft is hoping that by getting a head start on the proactive agent front, it can win back lost enterprise customers.
The company recently confirmed the launch of a new E7 tier, which brings together parts of Microsoft 365, Copilot and Agent 365 for a new world in which bosses are expected to manage humans and AI agents simultaneously.
Microsoft also recently said that the number of Copilot users increased by 160% year over year and that the number of daily active users increased tenfold.
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