🫡 Microsoft's AI Army

💼🔍 Welcome to the AI Gold Rush: Where Copilots Run Companies and Search Engines Are Worth Billions!

Hey there! This week, we're diving into a world where Microsoft's unleashing an army of AI agents on unsuspecting corporations, and Perplexity AI is eyeing a valuation that would make even tech unicorns blush. Grab your virtual pickaxes and let's start mining this AI gold!

Today's Menu

• Microsoft's AI Agents: The New Corporate Workforce

• Perplexity AI: From Zero to $8 Billion in 60 Seconds

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👔🤖 Microsoft's AI Army: Coming to an Office Near You!

Attention, office dwellers! Microsoft's about to flood your workplace with AI agents. Here's the scoop on the new silicon-based workforce:

1. DIY AI Agents: Starting next month, businesses can create their own AI agents. It's like Build-A-Bear, but for corporate assistants!

2. Low-Code, High-Impact: Copilot Studio lets you build AI assistants without a PhD in computer science. Finally, a use for all those "if-then" statements you learned in high school!

3. Dynamics 365 Gets an Upgrade: 10 new AI agents are joining the Dynamics 365 family. It's like The Brady Bunch, but with more algorithms.

4. McKinsey's New Best Friend: An AI agent for McKinsey could speed up client onboarding by 90%. Consultants everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief (and maybe updating their resumes).

5. Salesforce in the Crosshairs: Microsoft's timing is impeccable, beating Salesforce to the punch. It's the tech equivalent of calling "shotgun" first.

The takeaway? Your next coworker might be made of bits and bytes. Just don't expect it to join you for happy hour!

 💰❓ Perplexity AI: The $8 Billion Question Mark

Meanwhile, in the "is this real life?" corner of the tech world, Perplexity AI is eyeing a valuation that would make even Jeff Bezos do a double-take:

1. From Zero to Hero: Founded in 2022, Perplexity AI is now looking at an $8 billion valuation. Talk about a growth spurt!

2. Bezos-Backed Bonanza: With Jeff Bezos and Nvidia already on board, Perplexity's like the cool new kid at the billionaires' table.

3. Google's New Nemesis?: Perplexity's eyeing Google's search market. It's David vs. Goliath, if David had a few billion dollars in his slingshot.

4. AI Search Wars: With OpenAI and Google also in the ring, the search market's turning into a high-stakes game of AI poker.

5. Risky Business: Betting on Perplexity could be a gamble, but then again, so was investing in a little online bookstore called Amazon back in the day.

The bottom line? The AI search market is hotter than a server farm in the desert. Place your bets, folks!

That's a Wrap! 🎬

Thanks for tuning into the thirteenth edition of "AI Did That!" From Microsoft's army of AI agents to Perplexity's billion-dollar dreams, the world of AI continues to be a wild, slightly unbelievable ride.

Stay curious, stay creative, and remember – in the world of AI, today's science fiction valuation is tomorrow's IPO. Maybe.

See you next week for more mind-blowing AI developments!

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