Microsoft's Ask Microsoft Agent Expanded Across Ten Product Sites

Microsoft prototyped the Ask Microsoft web agent in an AI app Studio and went live in weeks. It moved beyond information retrieval into product evaluation and signups, then expanded across ten more product sites at two per week; customers using it visit more pages per session.

How it works

Prototype web agent in an AI app Studio
Launch in weeks
Expand across ten product sites
Measure engagement

Why it’s worth knowing

Microsoft dogfooded the AI Studio across its own product sites.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on microsoft.com. See the original ↗

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