# @mspowerplatform on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=YbpOuw1CB-8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71533279-mspowerplatform-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-07T14:00:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Microsoft Power Platform (@mspowerplatform) — https://gondola.cc/mspowerplatform

## Caption

What is an AI agent, and how does it actually work? In this first video from the Agent Academy Recruit NextGen curriculum, April Dunnam introduces the core concepts you need to understand before building agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio.

In this video, you’ll learn:

* What makes an AI agent different from a traditional chatbot
* How models, instructions, knowledge, tools, and boundaries shape an agent
* How large language models, tokens, and context windows work
* How orchestration enables an agent to plan, act, observe, and replan
* The difference between knowledge and tools
* How Copilot Studio harnesses support different agent scenarios

Continue through the complete Agent Academy Recruit NextGen curriculum and build
Copilot Studio agents using the GitHub Copilot harness: https://aka.ms/agent-academy/recruit-nextgen 

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
0:17 What is an AI agent?
1:20 AI agents vs. traditional chatbots
2:39 Understanding agents with the car analogy
3:02 How large language models work
4:29 Different types of AI models
5:25 Instructions and agent behavior
6:23 Understanding the context window
7:52 What are tokens?
9:21 How agent orchestration works
10:29 Orchestration in a real-world scenario
12:59 Knowledge vs. tools
14:57 Agents vs. workflows
16:13 Where can you build agents?

#MicrosoftCopilot #CopilotStudio #PowerPlatform #AIAgents #AgentAcademy

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## Tags

microsoftcopilot, aiagents, copilotstudio, agentacademy, powerplatform

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