The Verge reported on September 29, 2025, that Microsoft is launching new artificial intelligence tools, dubbed "vibe working," for its Word and Excel applications. The update aims to make complex tasks more accessible by allowing users to collaborate with an AI assistant on multi-step projects through simple prompts. This initiative introduces an "Agent Mode" directly within the apps and a separate "Office Agent" in the Copilot chat feature.
Agent Mode, which is powered by OpenAI's latest models, will allow Copilot to perform multi-step tasks, analyze data, and create reports within Word and Excel. The Office Agent, which uses models from Anthropic, will operate in the Copilot chat to create entire PowerPoint presentations and Word documents based on user prompts and web research. According to microsoft, Agent Mode in Excel achieved 57.2 percent accuracy on a benchmark test, compared to a 71.3 percent human score. These features are initially available for web versions of the apps to select subscribers in a preview program.
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