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Always-on agent
From Microsoft · September 2026Source(opens in a new tab)
An AI agent that keeps working on a goal you gave it, even when you're away from your computer.
In the workshop
An apprentice who keeps sanding and tidying after you've gone home, and leaves a note on the bench about what got done.
In your business
It could ask your suppliers for updated delivery dates every week and warn you when an order runs late, as long as you set clear limits on what it may do.
https://www.baachee.ai/ai-glossary/always-on-agent
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