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Looking ahead to 2025, Microsoft predicts that AI models will become smarter, AI agents will change the way we work, AI companions will help lives, resources will be used more efficiently, and testing will be the key to customization, and AI will accelerate scientific research breakthroughs and drive social, economic, and environmental change. 

Microsoft recently released a blockbuster statement, looking forward to the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in 2025, putting forward six key predictions, showing its forward-looking strategic layout in the field of AI. These predictions relate to advances in AI models, the use of AI agents, the impact of AI companions on daily life, the improvement of AI resource utilization efficiency, the importance of testing and customization in AI development, and how AI can accelerate breakthroughs in scientific research. These developments not only herald the widespread application of AI technology in various fields, but also laid a solid foundation for Microsoft's technological innovation in the next few years.

First, Microsoft predicts that AI models will become smarter and more useful in the future. In the past year, the inference capabilities and functions of AI models have been significantly improved, especially in applications in multiple fields. Advanced models like Open AI are already capable of solving complex problems with human-like logical steps, and have shown great potential in a variety of industries, including science, coding, mathematics, law, medicine, and more. These models are capable of performing tasks such as contract comparison, code generation, and multi-step workflow execution, greatly improving productivity and accuracy. Microsoft believes that the innovation of AI models does not only depend on the improvement of inference capabilities, but also on data management and post-training optimization. For example, Microsoft's Phi model series and Orca models demonstrate the importance of high-quality and synthetic data in the post-training optimization process. These advancements have made it possible for even small language models to achieve the performance level of large models, and even excel in specific tasks. This technological advancement will drive more practical AI experiences by 2025, and will be widely used in real-world scenarios such as AI Agents to further optimize people's work and life.

Next, Microsoft points out that AI Agents will revolutionize the way we work in 2025. AI Agents are AI products that can perform tasks autonomously, automatically completing a series of tasks based on the user's needs, or integrate in various devices to assist the user's work. These AI agents can understand natural language instructions, complete complex tasks through continuous learning and reasoning, and interact naturally with users. Microsoft expects AI Agents to become smarter and able to handle more complex jobs by 2025 as technology advances. More and more enterprises are using AI Agents to handle routine repetitive tasks. For example, Microsoft's 365 Copilot helps employees automatically screen emails, take notes in Teams meetings, generate summaries, and more, greatly improving productivity. With the development of technology, AI Agents in the future will have more powerful memory and reasoning capabilities, and will be able to remember users' historical behaviors, preferences, and work habits, so as to provide more personalized services. In complex business scenarios, AI Agents will enhance their reasoning capabilities to better understand complex scenarios and business logic, and make more rational and efficient decisions. For example, in supply chain management, AI agents can predict changes in inventory demand based on historical data and real-time information, adjust procurement and production plans in advance, and avoid inventory overhangs or shortages. In addition, AI Agents will also support multi-modal interaction, including text, voice, images, etc., making communication between humans and AI more natural and fluent. The ability to collaborate with AI agents will also be greatly improved, and in the future, agents will be able to work together like human team members, share information and resources, and complete complex tasks.

At the level of life, Microsoft also predicts that AI will become a powerful assistant in people's daily lives. Microsoft Copilot, as an AI companion, is expected to be widely used in personal life by 2025 to help people manage and handle daily tasks. Microsoft Copilot will be more than just a work assistant, it will also expand to all areas of personal life, including information acquisition, decision support, etc. For example, Copilot will automatically manage large amounts of data, streamlining the decision-making process and helping users free up more of their personal time. At the same time, it will also ensure privacy, data security, and the protection of personal information, so that users can enjoy the convenience brought by AI while avoiding risks such as data leakage. Microsoft also plans to evolve Copilot to provide more features. For example, Copilot Daily will provide users with news, weather, and other summary information in a familiar voice; Copilot Vision, on the other hand, understands the pages that users are browsing, interacts with them, and provides feedback. In addition, Copilot is also able to play a role in home life, such as helping users furnish their new apartment, choose the right furniture, plan room layouts, etc. With the continuous improvement of emotional intelligence, future AI companions will be able to understand the needs of users more accurately, provide a smoother interactive experience, and further change our daily lives.

However, with the rapid development of AI technology, the resources consumed by AI have increasingly become an urgent problem to be solved. Microsoft says that in the future, the use of AI resources will be more efficient, especially in terms of energy efficiency and resource consumption in data centers. Although workloads in data centers around the world have grown dramatically over the past decade, Microsoft has dramatically improved the energy efficiency of data centers by partnering with hardware companies such as AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, and others to develop efficient custom hardware, such as the Azure Maia and Cobalt series, while designing efficient cooling systems. Microsoft, for example, plans to implement new data centers in the coming years, which will no longer use water for cooling and will instead use more efficient liquid cooling systems. In addition, Microsoft uses low-carbon building materials, such as zero-carbon steel and concrete alternatives, as well as renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and geothermal energy in its data centers. These innovative measures will not only help improve the efficiency of AI infrastructure, but will also contribute to global sustainable development.

In the process of AI development, testing and customization will be key. Microsoft notes that as AI technology continues to evolve, testing and customization efforts are becoming increasingly important. Testing is fundamental to ensuring that AI systems operate safely, reliably, and responsibly. In the future, AI development will revolve around testing and customization, especially in identifying and addressing potential risks and threats. AI "hallucination" responses, i.e., the phenomenon of AI systems generating inaccurate or untrue information, have become a key issue in the current development of AI. Microsoft is constantly working to develop rigorous testing procedures to ensure the safety and reliability of AI systems and avoid these risks. As the field of application of AI technology continues to expand, testing will not only be limited to evaluating insider threats, but will also involve the identification and prevention of sophisticated external attacks. These efforts will pave the way for the safe application of AI and ensure the sustainable development of AI technology.

Finally, Microsoft predicts that AI will play a huge role in driving scientific research breakthroughs, especially in areas such as life sciences, materials science, and drug discovery. AI has already made historic breakthroughs in several areas, such as accelerating scientific discoveries through supercomputer simulations or using AI technology to make progress on issues such as weather prediction and climate change. Microsoft believes that AI will continue to play a key role in advancing scientific research in the coming years, helping scientists solve the most pressing global problems of the moment. Microsoft Research has made breakthroughs in several fields, such as protein simulation and drug discovery, and AI2BMD technology can help scientists simulate the kinetic processes of biomolecules and advance biomedical research. Microsoft's goal is to drive more scientific breakthroughs through AI and unleash more innovation potential in areas such as human health, sustainability, energy, climate change, and more. Overall, Microsoft's prediction for AI development in 2025 is not only a technical outlook, but also a deep insight into future social, economic, and environmental changes. As AI technology continues to advance, Microsoft will play a key role in several areas, including work, life, resource management, scientific research, and more. These changes will not only change the way people work and live, but will also provide new solutions to global problems. In the coming years, Microsoft's innovations in AI will continue to drive global technological progress and shape a smarter and more sustainable future.