Microsoft has just introduced a new term that could become a cornerstone of future work — “vibe working.” This concept represents working alongside agent-based AI tools that handle most of the workload, while users guide, refine the tone, and direct the overall flow of tasks.
In practice, this means users will be able to start a Word or Excel document with a simple prompt and then refine it progressively through AI suggestions and recommendations. The new Office Agent, powered by Anthropic’s technology within Copilot Chat, can autonomously create PowerPoint presentations and Word documents, with Excel support coming soon.
Additionally, Agent Mode, which uses OpenAI’s GPT-5, provides transparent insight into how AI solves complex tasks — breaking them down into multiple logical steps within Word and Excel on the web. These features are currently being rolled out through Microsoft’s Frontier program, while desktop app support will follow in the coming months.
Microsoft aims to redefine how AI is used in professional environments — not as a tool, but as a collaborator that thinks, plans, and suggests. However, one question remains: do people really want to hand over the thinking process to machines? If successful, “vibe work” could permanently reshape the concept of office work; if not, it may simply become another layer of complication that consumes time and fills Microsoft’s databases.
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- California-based startup Telo, maker of the $41,000 compact electric pickup MT1, has raised $20 million in Series A funding, led by Tesla co-founder Marc Tarpenning and other investors.
- NASA is reportedly considering a nuclear strike as a last-resort defense against asteroid 2024 YR4, which currently has about a 4% chance of colliding with the Moon in 2032.
- Valon is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer (salary range $130,000–$230,000 + equity) to work with enterprise clients translating business needs into code. Locations: New York, San Francisco, and Seattle.
- Spotify has announced new AI safeguards, including spam filters, anti-impersonation policies, and mandatory AI content disclosures — revealing that over 75 million AI spam tracks have already been removed.
- Meta has launched Vibes, a new AI video feed within the Meta AI app that lets users discover, create, and remix short AI-generated videos with visual effects, music, and styles.
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