Microsoft Signal has published a report based on input from 300 technical experts about AI agents. The piece focuses on what practitioners see as the current requirements and constraints for agent adoption.
The timing is important because agents are moving from demos into internal tools, customer support, engineering and business workflows. Teams are now asking operational questions about reliability, permissions, evaluation and integration.
The report adds to a broader industry shift: agent success is increasingly measured by whether systems can complete real work safely, not just produce convincing responses.