Microsoft positions Windows as the home for hybrid AI agents across four layers

Microsoft has repositioned Windows as the home for hybrid intelligence, where AI agents can run locally or in the cloud.

The announcement covers four layers: MXC reaching general availability for agent isolation, local models such as MAI Code 1.1 Flash, Copilot on Copilot+ PCs gaining local context and actions in coming months, and new hardware including RTX Spark PCs and DGX Station for Windows.