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Microsoft predicts over a billion AI agents will join the workforce as full-fledged employees within two years, powered by Fabric.
“we are now predicting over a billion agents joining the workforce over the next two years”
Microsoft Fabric CTO Arun Ulag shared adoption metrics (35,000 customers, 90% of Fortune 500, $2B+ ARR at 60% YoY growth) and framed the platform's future around AI agents. The core signal is Microsoft's prediction of over a billion agents joining the workforce within two years as 'full-fledged employees' that need the same data, context, and knowledge given to human staff.