April 28, 2025 – AI agent developments accelerated today as Microsoft's three-week AI Agents Hackathon entered its final stretch, offering developers hands-on training with frameworks like Semantic Kernel and Azure AI Agents SDK . Meanwhile, momentum built around agentic AI workflows following last week's RSA Conference, where analysts highlighted a shift from "smart helpers" to autonomous process-executing agents in cybersecurity and enterprise contexts . At the Microsoft AI Agent and Copilot Summit , partners showcased new use cases combining Copilot Studio with Azure AI Foundry, revealing over 2.1 million monthly users already engaging with Microsoft's business-focused agents. A retail demo featured research agents autonomously compiling market data from high-volume sources – a task Microsoft's Bryan Goode noted "few humans prioritize amidst daily pressures" . Security vendors doubled down on SOC-focused agents, with prototypes demonstrating real-time log analysis and alert triaging capabilities . Gartner's Neil MacDonald emphasized that 2025's defining trend will be "orchestrated agentic actions replacing step-by-step guidance" across industries .