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M365.FM | Microsoft 365, Azure Cloud, Power Platform & AI · Thursday · 15 min

Microsoft Copilot Studio Triggers - Simply Explained

Most people picture an AI agent as something you talk to, a chatbot that sits there until you type. Triggers are the part that lets it move first. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What a trigger actually is The two families of triggers, one you start and one that starts itself How a topic trigger figures out what you mean How an event trigger lets your agent act on its own Three everyday examples that make triggers click What triggers cost, because they are not free The limits and the mistakes beginners make Where all of this lives in Microsoft 365 and Azure A quick recap and one question for you Simply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.

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Most people picture an AI agent as something you talk to, a chatbot that sits there until you type. Triggers are the part that lets it move first.

In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn:
  • What a trigger actually is
  • The two families of triggers, one you start and one that starts itself
  • How a topic trigger figures out what you mean
  • How an event trigger lets your agent act on its own
  • Three everyday examples that make triggers click
  • What triggers cost, because they are not free
  • The limits and the mistakes beginners make
  • Where all of this lives in Microsoft 365 and Azure
  • A quick recap and one question for you

Simply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.

This episode includes AI-generated content.
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