Ayça Baş

Senior Developer Advocate @Microsoft | #GenAI #Copilot | My tweets, my opinion.

[Microsoft 365 @Microsoft365]

What if your apps and agents understood work like people do?

That’s the vision behind Work IQ.

The Work IQ API helps developers build agents that go beyond data—understanding context, intent, and organizational signals.

Preview now. GA starting June 16.

Read more: https://t.co/y4xEZyZ16w

[Ayça Baş @aycabs]

The IQ Series: Work IQ episodes dropping June 2nd, right after the Build keynote! 🎉

Mark your calendars for the first episode premiere on June 2 at 12 PM PT, and start exploring the cookbooks in our repo: https://t.co/1RUyssJrHz

https://t.co/uNtiv6yQfo

[Ayça Baş @aycabs]

Agents League is back! 🥳
Same 3 tracks. One new rule: your project must use Foundry IQ, Fabric IQ, or Work IQ.

🎨 Creative Apps
🧠 Reasoning Agents
💼 Enterprise Agents

Register today 👉 https://t.co/Gym42GYSr6

[Microsoft 365 Developer @Microsoft365Dev]

Earn your Foundry IQ badge 🎯

Build knowledge-driven AI with Azure OpenAI, AI Search & Blob Storage. Connect structured + unstructured data, create multi-source knowledge bases, and ground AI in enterprise data.

Check out the IQ Series: https://t.co/zG0PYAKRTp

[Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin]

💡Idea → 👩‍💻Prototype → 🚀Reality

We've been working on a series of "journeys" that walk you from idea, to prototype, to infrastructure code, to Azure using GitHub Copilot CLI + skills + MCP.

Still early days, but the current *prototype* can be found here if you're interested in "kicking the tires":

👉 https://t.co/elXtR2WojM

The next journeys we're working on will focus on Foundry Hosted Agents!

[Ayça Baş @aycabs]

🎖️ The IQ Series: Foundry IQ badge is live!

Be among the first devs recognized for hands-on expertise with Foundry IQ!

🛠️ End-to-end experience
🌍 Global AI Community recognition
⚡ A head start on the IQ stack

Learn how to claim yours 👇 https://t.co/ui9Dk1S8YQ

[Martina Grom ☁️ 🏃‍♀️ 🦋#bekind @magrom]

21/31 #WomensHistoryMonth: @aycabs (https://t.co/o6x8j76R2J) is Senior Dev Advocate at MSFT, focused on #Copilot extensibility, #AI, agents. She supports in creating hands-on labs, technical content that help devs build AI-powered experiences. #womenintech https://t.co/ETZG4Hp7lg

[Ayça Baş @aycabs]

I'm excited to share that The IQ Series: Foundry IQ is officially launching tomorrow, weekly episodes dropping every Wednesday 🎉

Every episode includes an executive intro, tech talk, doodle recap and cookbooks on GitHub.

Explore the IQ Series today 👉 https://t.co/1RUyssJrHz

[Ayça Baş @aycabs]

Agents League submissions close March 1st! ⏰

🏅 Everyone who submits a project gets a digital badge!
🏆 There's also $500 prize for winners of each category.

📌 Don't forget to register before submitting your project: https://t.co/9wbnQZTghL

[Microsoft 365 Developer @Microsoft365Dev]

🔥 Are you ready to battle?

Join the Agents League live on Feb 18 and 19 at 9am PT!
Build AI agents, compete with the community, and you could win $500 💸

👉 https://t.co/ZUJopEQxMw

#Microsoft365Dev #AgentsLeague #AI

[Ayça Baş @aycabs]

Agents League opens to ALL developers worldwide! 🎉

Our first battle kicks off tomorrow and we can't wait to see what our amazing developer community create throughout this 2-week challenge.

Are YOU ready to compete? 👉 https://t.co/S2jK6SBPN5

Let's goooooo! 🔥🔥🔥

[Mert Yeter @m3rtyeter]

We are so excited to celebrate the successful launch of the #GlobalAICommunity Istanbul chapter with our very first event: #AgentConIstanbul ! Adding to the excitement, our community has already grown to 658 members; a testament to the incredible interest in #AI in Istanbul.

Having been deeply immersed in the planning, every behind the scenes detail, and having also had the honour of being a speaker, seeing the energy in that room was the ultimate reward for months of preparation. I want to extend my deepest gratitude to everyone who walked this path with us.

First, a huge thank you to the @GlobAICommunity team, especially @aycabs @hboelman , as well as @codewithsimon and @donasarkar for their invaluable support.

A special mention must go to the hidden hero of this organization, @umutluoglu , whose guidance was instrumental at every turn.

Our heartfelt thanks go to @NisantasiEdu and Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Özkurt, Asst. Prof. Dr. Ulas Vural, and Prof. Dr. Yaşar Hoşcan for their hospitality, to Büşra Doğan for her dedication, and to the tireless R&D Club who managed the operational demands of the day with such grace:
Arda Atlı
Asra Rzayeva
Aybüke Sepetçioğlu
Baransel İnal
Cihan Ay
Çağrı Osman Ediz
Enes Tombaş
Fidan Zeyneddin
Güldeniz Uz
Hilal Şaman
İrem Kozar
Kağan Alemdağ
Kerem Elmalı
Melina Yaghcı
Merve Karaca
Mina Şenel
Onur Ünal
Ömer Asaf Albayrak
Rümeysa Elif Gökbulut
Simge Davun
Şevval Gözderesi
Şeyma Nur Kızıltoprak
Yakup Yıldırım
Yasin Yavuz
Yiğit Taha Yılmaz

Your synergy made the impossible possible.

We are also immensely grateful to our sponsors, @Logitech and @techcareernet , for believing in our vision, to our distinguished speakers for sharing their expertise:

@bakionur
@bakigulai
Dilara Çankaya
Gizem Keskin
@_mertmetin
@meteatamel
@mihailmateev
@RoelantDieben
@sammydeprez
Shibi Ramachandran
@taswarbhatti
@OzkerUgur

and of course, to every single participant who joined us.

It was a privilege to help bring this community together, and I look forward to many more milestones we will achieve as a team.

[Global AI Community @GlobAICommunity]

AgentCon Istanbul is officially underway! There was no one better suited to set the tone than @aycabs, who delivered a brilliant keynote in Turkish.

The turnout is incredible, and the energy in the room is electric. We are all so excited for what’s ahead!

#AgentCon #AgentConIstanbul

[Microsoft 365 Developer @Microsoft365Dev]

The #AgentsLeague community challenge is ON! 🧠⚔️

On Feb 18 at 9am PT, Reasoning Agents contenders Adam Holm, Nimish Sardana & Seoa Nahm go head‑to‑head!

Join, learn & cheer them on 👉 https://t.co/oppzPykde2

#Microsoft365Dev #CopilotDevCamp #AIAgents

[Mert Yeter @m3rtyeter]

@GlobAICommunity ’nin bir parçası olarak, #AgentCon dünya turu kapsamında İstanbul’dayız!🇹🇷

7 Şubat Cumartesi günü Nişantaşı Üniversitesi NeoTech Kampüs'te yapay zeka ajanlarının gelişimini ve geleceğin teknolojilerini yerinde takip edeceğiz.

Siz de orada olacak mısınız? Kimlerle görüşüyoruz?

Detaylar için: https://t.co/d9K9TB37B8

#GlobalAICommunity #AIagents #ai #mvpbuzz

@aycabs
@donasarkar
@hboelman
@codewithsimon

[Microsoft Reactor @MSFTReactor]

The Agents League is coming - Feb 16–27!

Three battles. Three tracks. One mission: build the most impressive AI agents across GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Foundry, and M365 Agents Toolkit. ⚡️

Fast builds, live battles, async community challenges, Discord hype, and $500 prizes across each track.

Ready to build?
👉 Register: https://t.co/ic4Tegl9MR
🚀 Pick your track: Creative Apps • Reasoning Agents • Enterprise Agents
💬Join the Discord: https://t.co/CEYaRu7aKB
Let’s go. 💥
#AgentsLeague #AI #AgenticAI #MicrosoftBuild

[Microsoft 365 Developer @Microsoft365Dev]

🚨 The Agents League is here: Feb 16–27! ⚡

️Compete with the community building epic AI agents!
Amazing prizes for winners!

👉 Register: https://t.co/6iTZfuxk8J
💬 Discord: https://t.co/DFwfEFDaYH

#AgentsLeague #AI #AgenticAI #Microsoft #Microsoft365Dev

[Ayça Baş @aycabs]

Agents League runs Feb 16–27 and brings together:

🎨 Creative apps with GitHub Copilot
🧠 Reasoning agents with Microsoft Foundry
💼 Enterprise agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Watch our short to see how the live battles and community challenges work!

https://t.co/p9da8bmGXy

[Microsoft 365 Developer @Microsoft365Dev]

🚀 New labs just dropped in the Copilot Developer Camp – Build pathway!

Learn to build Custom Engine Agents with the Agent Framework—real orchestration, reasoning, actions & enterprise grounding.

Try them out 👇
https://t.co/ltcKhEJjoI

[Microsoft 365 Developer @Microsoft365Dev]

Who will build the ultimate Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise Agent? 👀

⚔️ David Rousset vs Luise Freese vs John Miller
🕘 Feb 19, 9am PT

This is a community challenge. Don’t just watch… pick a side. 😉
🔗 https://t.co/9E3c3e6UCd

#AgentsLeague #AI #Microsoft365Dev