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From Topics to Skills: The Evolution of Copilot Studio Agents

Studio is revolutionizing the design and construction of conversational agents. Normally, developers-built agents around Topics, which are essentially conversational flows invoked by specific phrases.

From Topics to Skills: The Evolution of Copilot Studio Agents

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Studio is revolutionizing the design and construction of conversational agents.

Normally, developers-built agents around Topics, which are essentially conversational flows invoked by specific phrases.

Topics worked well for structured chatbot scenarios, but they became more and more difficult to manage as agents became more complex.

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Studio is revolutionizing the design and construction of conversational agents. Normally, developers-built agents around Topics, which are essentially conversational flows invoked by specific phrases. Topics worked well for structured chatbot scenarios, but they became more and more difficult to manage as agents became more complex.

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