Microsoft Developing AI Devices Designed Specifically for AI Agents

Highlights 00:08 — Now, in a slight tangent away from what we're used to from Microsoft, the company is developing two new AI-powered gadgets for workers that tap into AI for daily tasks. Both are currently in the concept stage. 00:22 — The first is a small cube designed to sit on a desk that can be activated by voice or touch. Second is a wearable access badge that would give wearers access to AI-driven workflows. Now, the two devices are already being used by a couple of hundred Microsoft employees, but the company has not said when they'll become commercially available. 00:44 — Both were showcased at the recent Build conference. They're part of Microsoft's Project Solara, and here's what Stephen Pattison, CVP and Technical Fellow, Applied Sciences Group at Microsoft, had to say about the overall project. 01:07 — "The mission of Project Solara, a new software platform coupled with tailored hardware solutions, is to pioneer agent-first experiences that are shaped around you, your agents, your tasks, your environment, under your control." 01:27 — "These new devices are not meant to run traditional apps. They're designed for agents, and that shift gives us more flexibility in the user interface because the experience can adapt to the device, screen size, content, and even the mode of interaction, whether visual, voice, touch, or multimodal." 02:07 — I think it's particularly interesting that Microso Visit Cloud Wars for more.