Just as we start digesting LLMs, ChatGPT, Copilot etc now come AI agents...

[JackKirk]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/oth...r&cvid=68af845a9f2644cf961b35add7c35952&ei=20

 

[Daestrum]

AI agents are actually fun to work with, if you have a local LLM, you can give it the ability to search the web for latest data and it uses it in its answers.

 

[aeric]

I see this more interesting...

Microsoft Lays Off About 3% Of Workers As Company Adjusts For AI Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisw...f-workers-as-company-adjusts-for-ai-business/

AI Director Among Affected
Beyond the broad impact on engineering and product roles, the human cost of these layoffs has become even more apparent with recent reports, including a LinkedIn post from Gabriela de Queiroz, Microsoft's own Director of AI, revealing her position was also eliminated in this restructuring.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/microsoft...eers-product-managers-its-director-ai-1733957

Microsoft winnows: Layoffs hit software engineers hard
Python, TypeScript, Azure SDK devs among those let go
Ron Buckton, who had served Microsoft for 18 years along with his team, helped TypeScript achieve a 10x speed boost in build times and editor responsiveness.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/microsofts_axe_software_developers/

 

[rabbitBUSH]

you can give it the ability to search the web for latest data and it uses it in its answers.

You mean like Google Search?