Two new updates to Microsoft’s Copilot generative AI tool promise to increase your team’s productivity when it comes to doing research. The Researcher and Analyst tools tap into OpenAI’s most advanced models and introduce two powerful new agents to help your employees work smarter. Microsoft’s AI agents bring advanced reasoning to produce more accurate and insightful information and analysis.
What’s New With Copilot?
Microsoft’s AI-powered assistants already increase productivity by assisting with tasks like writing and summarizing, as well as workflow automation. The update integrates OpenAI’s cutting‑edge machine learning models into Microsoft AI agents, allowing them to process and generate information with greater accuracy, speed, and depth.
Meet Researcher and Analyst, Microsoft’s AI Agents
Researcher is your company’s digital detective. Need intelligence on market trends, competitors, or industry developments? Researcher digs through vast amounts of data – from your emails, meetings, files, chats, and more, to third‑party sources like Salesforce, Confluence, and the web—using natural language processing to summarize reports, identify key takeaways, and suggest next steps.
Analyst tackles numerical data. It crunches complex datasets, identifies patterns, and delivers actionable insights – whether analyzing sales performance, tracking customer behavior, or forecasting financial trends. It’s akin to having a personal data scientist without the high cost.
Copilot With Deep Reasoning Can Revolutionize Your Business
These AI agents aren’t just for automating tasks—they enhance strategic thinking. Researcher and Analyst give teams the tools to make smarter decisions faster, reducing the need for manual research and analysis. For example:
- Launching a new product? Researcher can draft a market research report in minutes.
- Investigating a sales dip? Analyst can pinpoint trends and recommend solutions.
This accelerates strategy development, allowing teams to focus on execution.
Embrace the Future of AI‑Enhanced Work
With Researcher and Analyst, Copilot moves beyond simple automation toward intelligent augmentation – making AI intuitive, practical, and directly supportive of smarter, speedier work.