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Sep 6, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft's Argus: Evidence-Driven Agent Runs 1,548 Hours of Autonomous Research

Microsoft and Shanghai Jiao Tong University open-sourced Argus, an evidence-driven autonomous research agent that ran 1,548 hours across 27 campaigns with 95–98% duty cycle, using a multi-agent loop and core-vertical decoupling to minimize human intervention.