Microsoft is working towards a future where AI agents from different companies can seamlessly collaborate. The company's chief technologist highlighted this vision ahead of their annual software developer conference. This initiative aims to foster greater innovation and accessibility in AI development.
Microsoft is supporting the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open-source protocol. MCP has the potential to create an "agentic web". This is similar to how hypertext protocols expanded the internet in the 1990s.
The company is also focused on improving AI agent memory. They are exploring a new approach called structured retrieval augmentation. This method helps agents retain and recall information more efficiently.