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Researcher in Copilot Notebooks
We’re integrating the Researcher Agent into Copilot Notebooks, enabling complex research across enterprise data sources using OpenAI’s model. This feature, available globally from late June to late July 2025, enhances in-context research workflows and will be on by default. No immediate action is required.
We’re expanding the capabilities of the Researcher Agent by integrating it into Copilot Notebooks. This enhancement allows users to conduct complex, multi-step research across enterprise data sources—without leaving the Notebook experience—using OpenAI’s deep researcher model with chain-of-thought reasoning.
This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 493288
When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in late June 2025 and is expected to complete by late July 2025.
How this affects your organization:
Users who currently have access to the Researcher Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat will now also be able to use it directly within Copilot Notebooks. This integration enables more seamless, in-context research workflows, especially for tasks that require iterative reasoning and synthesis across multiple data sources.
This feature will be on by default for tenants with access to both Copilot Notebooks and the Researcher Agent.
What you can do to prepare:
No specific action is required at this time. This update builds on existing capabilities in Copilot Notebooks and the Researcher Agent. You may wish to inform users who rely on research-intensive workflows so they can take advantage of the enhanced experience.
Compliance considerations:
- Alters processing/storage/access of existing customer data? Yes – Researcher Agent may access enterprise data sources for research tasks
- Introduces or modifies AI/ML capabilities that interact with customer data? Yes – Uses OpenAI’s researcher model with chain-of-thought reasoning
- Provides new ways for users to interact with generative AI? Yes – Enables generative research within Notebooks
Message ID: MC1099685
