Cloud Realities CRLIVE47 Microsoft Ignite 2025: The evolution and future of Co-pilot(s) with Rob Cromwell, Microsoft
Nov 19, 2025
Rob Cromwell, Corporate VP of Copilot Engineering at Microsoft AI, shares insights into the evolution of Copilot. He discusses his journey from Inflection to Microsoft and highlights three key chapters of Copilot's development. Rob emphasizes a humanist approach to AI, focusing on user alignment and personalization. He reveals innovative capabilities, such as AI aiding in debugging, and discusses the convergence of consumer and enterprise AI experiences. Trust and responsibility in AI product development are also underscored, along with intriguing design inspirations.
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Ignite's Enterprise AI Priorities
- Microsoft positions Ignite 2025 around AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation to enable AI-first enterprises.
- They emphasise agent governance, model routing, and industry-specific tooling to operationalize agents across organizations.
Model Routing Enables Best-Of Models
- Microsoft is adding capabilities like Sora 2 for video models and model router to pick the right model per request.
- These features support agentic implementations by combining capability increases with orchestration and control.
From Startup Pi To Microsoft Copilot
- Rob Cromwell described joining Microsoft after Inflection where he worked on Pi and foundation models.
- He was absorbed into Microsoft about 18 months ago and has led Copilot engineering since then.