Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has publicly tested Copilot Tasks, a feature within the company's Copilot AI assistant that automates multi-step workflows across applications without requiring users to manage each stage manually.
Nadella described the feature in a LinkedIn post, saying he had assigned recurring tasks in a "cowork mode" and used an agent to refine the outputs, with work completed autonomously from start to finish.
He outlined a concrete example: instructing Copilot Tasks to create a spreadsheet, analyse the data in Excel and then schedule follow-up actions based on the results, a sequence that previously required manual handoffs between tools.
Nadella invited readers to sign up to try the feature, suggesting a broader rollout is underway or planned.
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The post drew responses from enterprise users, with some flagging questions about whether Copilot Tasks will support audit logs, admin controls and secure integrations for business use, reflecting wider concerns about governance as autonomous AI agents move into workplace workflows.
One commenter, Zaki Akhtar, summarised the shift from earlier AI assistance: "The work isn't just assisted. It's completed."
The recap
Satya Nadella said he tried Copilot Tasks on LinkedIn post.
Post received 861 reactions and 34 comments, platform shows.
He invited readers to sign up to try Copilot Tasks.