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Microsoft plans to adjust Copilot Studio starting in September, requiring AI agents to obtain manual approval before using business tools such as email, tickets, and payments. Developers can set approval switches separately for tools and agents. Approved calls will be paused and display an approval request to strengthen manual control.
Microsoft adds safeguards in Copilot Studio letting developers enforce human approval for AI agents and tools. This sets safety boundaries for enterprise AI autonomy and reduces compliance and asset loss risks. Sensitive actions like sending emails, closing tickets, or processing payments require human approval.....
Microsoft released MAI-Transcribe-2 on Sept 3, its most powerful speech recognition model. It achieves 5.2% average word error rate on FLEURS across 60 languages, ranking second on Artificial Analysis, and transcribes 1-hour audio in ~10s, up to 10x faster. Available on Microsoft Foundry, MAI Playground, and Open Router.....
Microsoft launches AI speech-to-text model MAI-Transcribe-2, touted as fastest, most accurate, and cheapest at $0.10/hour until end of 2026. It is 10x faster than GPT-Transcribe, with 5.2% average WER on FLEURS for both forced and auto language detection, outperforming Gemini 3.1 Pro.....
Microsoft has launched the 'Change History' feature for Excel, targeting scenarios involving multiple collaborators, helping teams trace data modifications. This feature reads existing edit records and combines with Copilot, allowing users to confirm when and by whom data was modified, as well as whether it affected other calculations, solving the problem of tracking changes in collaborative editing.