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Turn Copilot Into Action: Build Your First AI Agent Live
ANS and Microsoft walk you through building your first AI agent.
Recorded · added 4 October 2026
Online
RecordingArtificial Intelligence & CopilotMicrosoft 365Business Apps & AutomationFree
About this session
Most AI sessions show you what's possible. This one, from ANS and Microsoft, has you build a working AI agent step by step, using a retail scenario: a Sales and Stock Insight Agent that answers questions about sales performance, stock levels and underperforming products without anyone digging through spreadsheets.
Along the way it covers what AI agents are and how they differ from Copilot, how to build and configure one using simple tools, key ideas like grounding and actions, and how to move beyond basic Q&A towards agents that deliver real value. It's deliberately slow-paced and jargon-free, aimed at non-technical users.
It was run live with pre-session assets and live Q&A support, so as a recording you'll be following along without that help. The retail example also translates easily to other kinds of reporting questions.
What you’ll learn
How to build a working Copilot agent step by step, and how agents differ from Copilot itself
Who it’s for
Non-technical staff and operations leads starting out with Copilot who'd rather learn by building something than by watching slides.
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