Microsoft IQ: AI for Smarter Work

Key insights

• Microsoft IQ is an enterprise intelligence layer that gives Copilots and AI agents a shared, up-to-date view of company data.
  It grounds agent responses in real organizational context instead of generic knowledge.
• Core layers: Work IQ (Microsoft 365 signals like email, meetings, documents), Fabric IQ (semantic business data from Microsoft Fabric), Foundry IQ (managed knowledge and enterprise sources), and Web IQ (Bing-powered web grounding).
  Each layer supplies permission-aware context for agents.
• Key capabilities include dynamic access to data, permission-aware filtering, and citation-backed results.
  Work IQ adds memory and behavior signals so agents can anticipate user needs.
• What’s new: IQ standardizes context across products so agents no longer operate in isolated silos.
  Unified branding and shared APIs let different agents and Copilots reuse the same enterprise context.
• Security & governance: IQ enforces identity and least privilege, filtering data by user permissions and audit needs.
  This design keeps responses accurate while protecting sensitive information.
• Adoption & readiness: Work IQ reached GA and Foundry is generally available, while Web IQ is in preview.
  IQ integrates Microsoft 365, Fabric, Azure AI Foundry and supports non-Microsoft agents through standard context layers.

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