check before: 2026-04-01
Product:
Purview, Purview Communication Compliance
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
New feature, Feature update, User impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Purview is enhancing Data Security Investigations with AI analysis improvements, including automatic preparation of items for AI analysis and a new standard categorization option. Rolling out from mid-March to mid-May 2026, the feature is enabled by default with no admin action required.
Details:
[Introduction]
We're enhancing AI analysis in Data Security Investigations (DSI) to help analysts evaluate risky content more efficiently. These updates streamline the workflow by automatically preparing items for AI analysis as they're added to an investigation and by introducing a new standard categorization option. Standard categorization can reduce time and cost, while advanced categorization-including AI‑generated topics-remains available.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 557556.
[When this will happen]
Public Preview: Rolling out mid‑March 2026 through mid‑April 2026.
General Availability (Worldwide): Rolling out mid‑April 2026 through mid‑May 2026.
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Release Phase:
General Availability, Preview
Created:
2026-02-26
updated:
2026-02-26
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Purview is enhancing its Data Security Investigations by improving AI analysis capabilities and introducing a new standard categorization option, which will be automatically enabled between mid-March and mid-May 2026, streamlining the categorization process for analysts.
Direct effects for Operations**
AI Analysis Workflow Changes
The automatic preparation of items for AI analysis may lead to analysts relying too heavily on AI, potentially overlooking critical manual evaluations, which could result in missed risks or threats.
- roles: Data Security Analysts, Microsoft Purview Administrators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=557556
User Experience with Categorization
The introduction of a new standard categorization option may confuse users accustomed to the previous categorization methods, leading to inefficiencies and frustration during investigations.
- roles: Data Security Analysts, Compliance Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations-ai-analysis, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=557556
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