Microsoft’s smarter Outlook taps AI agents to save you time
Microsoft is testing advanced AI features in Outlook through its Frontier for Business program, enabling automated email follow-ups, meeting rescheduling, and agenda creation to improve productivity. These agentic AI tools go beyond basic drafting, offering proactive inbox and calendar management for business users. Access requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot for Business subscription and IT approval, limiting availability to enterprise customers for now. The features are expected to evolve and potentially reach consumer versions in the future.
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News Microsoft’s smarter Outlook taps AI agents to save you time This is for business customers first, but it should be a test bed for an eventual consumer launch. By Mark Hachman Senior Editor, PCWorld Apr 28, 2026 10:27 am PDT Image: Microsoft Summary created by Smart Answers AIIn summary:PCWorld highlights Microsoft’s new agentic AI features for Outlook that go beyond basic email drafting to advanced inbox and calendar management automation.These tools can identify unreplied emails, summarize missed content, draft follow-ups, reschedule meetings, and create agendas to save significant time.Access requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot for Business account and IT approval, potentially revolutionizing productivity for business users.
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