check before: 2025-04-01
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Copilot, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Copilot
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Online, Web, World tenant
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New feature, User impact, Admin impact
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Summary:
Microsoft 365 Copilot-licensed users will soon gain access to two new agents, Researcher and Analyst, starting April 2025. These agents, part of the "Frontier" program, will help with complex research and data analysis. Users must review and adjust their Copilot agent settings to enable access.
Details:
Microsoft 365 Copilot-licensed users will soon be able to access two new deep reasoning agents. These agents will be English-only when they first become available.
Researcher: Combines OpenAI's deep research model with Copilot's advanced orchestration and deep search capabilities to help users tackle complex, multi-step research at work. It can simultaneously reason over work and web data, including third-party data via connectors or data pulled in from other agents, for its response.
Analyst: Leverages OpenAI's o3-mini reasoning model and is optimized to do advanced data analysis at work. Analyst uses chain-of-thought reasoning to progress through problems iteratively, taking as many steps as necessary to refine its reasoning and provide a high-quality answer that mirrors human analytical thinking. It can run Python to tackle complex data queries and users can view the code it's running in real time and check its work.
Researcher and Analyst will start rolling out to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license in April as part of a new "Frontier" program that gives customers early access to new Copilot innovations while they are still in development. If timing changes, we will notify you.
Users must have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to access Researcher and Analyst as part of the "Frontier" program. These agents will be available at no additional cost and will work with existing Copilot agent settings in the Copilot Control System.
Learn more about this announcement here.
[When this will happen:]
The Researcher and Analyst agents will begin rolling out in April 2025.
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2025-03-26
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2025-03-26
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summary for non-techies**
Starting in April 2025, Microsoft will introduce two new agents, Researcher and Analyst, for Microsoft 365 Copilot users, designed to assist with complex research and data analysis tasks, including running Python code, at no extra cost through the "Frontier" program.
Direct effects for Operations**
Access Control Issues
If the Copilot agent settings are not reviewed and adjusted, users may not have access to the new Researcher and Analyst agents, leading to a lack of necessary tools for their tasks.
- roles: Microsoft 365 Admin, End Users
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/manage-copilot-agents-integrated-apps?view=o365-worldwide
User Experience Degradation
Without proper preparation, users may face confusion or frustration due to the unavailability of the new agents, impacting their productivity and workflow.
- roles: End Users, Project Managers
- references: https://aka.ms/reasoningagents
Increased Support Requests
The rollout of new agents without prior communication and training may lead to an influx of support requests from users who are unaware of the changes, straining IT resources.
- roles: IT Support Staff, End Users
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/manage-copilot-agents-integrated-apps?view=o365-worldwide
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