Copilot Studio Dudecast

The conversation covers the introduction of the guest, John Seifert, and his role as the CEO of Dynamic Communities. It delves into the events organized by Dynamic Communities, including the Community Summit North America and the AI Agent and Co-Pilot Summit. The discussion also explores the concept of rapid prototyping with NLP, the activity spectrum, and the proactive skill development required in the AI space. Additionally, it addresses the importance of choosing the right AI tools for specific use cases. The conversation delves into the concept of using a diverse set of tools, akin to Batman's tool belt, to solve problems effectively. It emphasizes the importance of adopting and adapting AI tools to specific needs, as well as the value of technical understanding and creativity in leveraging these tools.

Takeaways
Community Summit North America
AI Agent and Co-Pilot Summit
Rapid Prototyping with NLP
Activity Spectrum and Proactive Skill Development Diverse Tool Usage
Adaptation and Innovation

Chapters
00:00 Choosing the Right AI Tools
31:19 The Batman Tool Belt
37:15 Adoption and Adaptation of AI Tools

The conversation covers the evolution of Copilot Studio, the impact of model improvements on orchestration, and the role and future of child agents and topics. It delves into the early days of Bot Framework Composer, the transition to Power Virtual Agents, and the evolution of the generative orchestrator. It also explores the power and future of child agents and topics in the context of orchestration and agent development. The conversation covers the considerations and limitations of multi-agents, use cases for child and connected agents, context management in multi-agent systems, inputs and outputs in topics and agents, and the excitement and concerns surrounding AI-driven development.

Takeaways
Evolution of Copilot Studio
Impact of model improvements on orchestration
Role and future of child agents and topics Multi-agents should be used with consideration of trade-offs and limitations
AI-driven development is accelerating workflow and making delivery more efficient

Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
05:02 Generative AI and Power Virtual Agents
10:09 Model Improvements and Impact on Orchestration
16:08 Power and Future of Child Agents and Topics
28:14 Multi-Agents: Considerations and Limitations
35:36 Context Management in Multi-Agent Systems
47:38 AI-Driven Development: Excitement and Concerns

In this episode, I talk with Bas Brekelmans, CTO of Copilot Studio. The conversation covers the evolution of conversational AI models, challenges in managing and deploying the latest models, the impact of model evolution on performance and security, and the shift in building agents from specific workflows to evaluating expected outcomes. The discussion also delves into the history and evolution of conversational AI, early models and innovation, challenges of model management, model selection and orchestration, security and guardrails in model orchestration, performance and latency in model orchestration, and the evolution of building agents. The conversation delves into the impact of AI models on engineering discipline, the transition from traditional development to model training, and the evolution of skill sets in natural language understanding. It also explores the role of language proficiency in AI development and the evolution of AI systems and models.

Takeaways
Evolution of conversational AI models
Challenges in managing and deploying the latest models
Impact of model evolution on performance and security
Shift in building agents from specific workflows to evaluating expected outcomes Nudging AI models
Transition from traditional development to model training

Chapters
00:00 Evolution of Building Agents
30:06 Automating Reordering and Over-Engineering
36:12 Evolution of Engineering Discipline
41:33 Transition to Managerial Role in AI Development
48:10 Evolution of AI Systems and Models

In this episode of the Copilot Studio Dudecast, I talk with Jeff Derstadt. Jeff is a Partner Engineering Director in Copilot Studio's Engineering team. We discuss the evolution of Copilot Studio from the beginning, the importance of instructions and descriptions and many other great topics in this episode.

In this episode of the Copilot Studio Dudecast, I talk with Andy Matkin. Andy was the lead architect of Nuance Mix and is a senior technical engineer in Copilot Studio's Engineering team. We discuss MCP and many other great topics in this episode.