{"id":12027,"date":"2025-03-27T08:33:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T08:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/microsoft-intros-copilot-research-tools\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T08:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T08:33:56","slug":"microsoft-intros-copilot-research-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/microsoft-intros-copilot-research-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft intros Copilot research tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction to Microsoft&#8217;s New Copilot Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has <a data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Microsoft;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=67071605-d4df-494e-8d9c-c9c236b8bb38&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=268ca940-a13b-44d8-9cd3-2165df02f1dd&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Microsoft&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL21pY3Jvc29mdC0zNjUvYmxvZy8yMDI1LzAzLzI1L2ludHJvZHVjaW5nLXJlc2VhcmNoZXItYW5kLWFuYWx5c3QtaW4tbWljcm9zb2Z0LTM2NS1jb3BpbG90LyIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiMjY4Y2E5NDAtYTEzYi00NGQ4LTljZDMtMjE2NWRmMDJmMWRkIiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL21pY3Jvc29mdC0zNjUvYmxvZy8yMDI1LzAzLzI1L2ludHJvZHVjaW5nLXJlc2VhcmNoZXItYW5kLWFuYWx5c3QtaW4tbWljcm9zb2Z0LTM2NS1jb3BpbG90LyJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAfRFH2hhdomPcEGrv8gGeRJqM0qv_IaDD7Cdc3r1L5FJ&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-365%2Fblog%2F2025%2F03%2F25%2Fintroducing-researcher-and-analyst-in-microsoft-365-copilot%2F&amp;refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2Fai%2Fmicrosoft-introduces-deep-research-and-analysis-tools-for-copilot-143001894.html\" class=\"link  rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:launched;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Microsoft;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">launched<\/a> two new &quot;reasoning agents&quot; for Copilot, designed to analyze vast amounts of work data, including emails, meetings, chats, and documents. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Researcher: A New Tool for Complex Research<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first tool, called &quot;Researcher,&quot; is based on <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/chatgpts-deep-research-tool-can-create-reports-from-hundreds-of-online-sources-022223298.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:OpenAI&#039;s deep research;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OpenAI&#8217;s deep research<\/a> model combined with Copilot&#8217;s advanced orchestration and deep search capabilities. Researcher is designed for &quot;complex, multi-step research&quot; at work, allowing users to create market strategies and comprehensive quarterly reports by combining internal work data with external information from the web, such as competitive data, emerging trends, and the latest market analysis. It can also pull data from Salesforce, ServiceNow, and other external sources.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"0820342d-2835-513a-8c68-3c4a0b245ebd\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lfruwkpqvk4?rel=0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\"><p><noscript><iframe title=\"Researcher: A reasoning agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lfruwkpqvk4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Analyst: A Skilled Data Scientist<\/strong><br \/>\nThe new &quot;Analyst&quot; tool, on the other hand, was built to function like a skilled data scientist, based on <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/openais-o3-mini-is-here-and-available-to-all-users-190918706.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:OpenAI&#039;s o3-mini reasoning model;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OpenAI&#8217;s o3-mini reasoning model<\/a> and using &quot;chain-of-thought reasoning&quot; to solve issues in multiple steps, providing answers that mirror human analytical thinking. It can process raw data across multiple spreadsheets to predict future revenue and expenses, forecast demand for a new product, and visualize customer purchasing patterns. For complex data queries, it can run Python, and users can view the code in real-time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"99f52cc6-5188-5ec8-ab44-ab861db8562b\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9O3CoP8rEkY?rel=0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\"><p><noscript><iframe title=\"Analyst: A reasoning agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9O3CoP8rEkY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Availability of Researcher and Analyst<\/strong><br \/>\nBoth Researcher and Analyst will be available to customers with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license starting in April as part of the &quot;Frontier&quot; program. Customers enrolled in this program will get access to Copilot technologies while they&#8217;re still in development, starting with these two new tools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn a commission.<\/p>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/microsoft-introduces-deep-research-and-analysis-tools-for-copilot-143001894.html?src=rss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to Microsoft&#8217;s New Copilot Tools Microsoft has launched two new &quot;reasoning agents&quot; for Copilot, designed to analyze vast amounts of work data, including emails, meetings, chats, and documents. 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