Auto Critique and Model Council features in Researcher (Frontier program)

Researcher’s new Auto Critique improves draft quality by reviewing structure, sources, and citations. Model Council compares reports from multiple AI models, highlighting agreements and differences. Available to Microsoft 365 Copilot Frontier program users by March 30, 2026, with tenant-admin control over feature and model access. We’re introducing new capabilities in Researcher to help teams review AI‑generated research more confidently and reduce rework before using outputs in business decisions. Critique is a built-in review step in Researcher that automatically checks and improves a draft before it’s delivered. It uses a second reasoning pass to strengthen structure and completeness, prioritize reputable sources, and ensure key statements are grounded in clear citations—so the final report is more reliable and easier to trust. Council is Researcher’s multi-model comparison mode. It runs the same question through multiple deep‑reasoning research agents (for example, GPT and Claude) in parallel, preserves each model’s full standalone report, and adds a lightweight synthesis “cover letter” that highlights where the models agree, where they diverge, and what each uniquely contributes—so you can compare perspectives and make decisions with higher confidence. These preview features are initially available only to organizations enrolled in the Microsoft 365 Copilot Frontier program, which provides early access to experimental Copilot capabilities. This message is associated with Roadmaps 553213 and 558538. When this will happen: Public preview: Rolling out to Frontier customers by March 30, 2026. How this affects your organization: Who is affected: Organizations enrolled in the Microsoft 365 Copilot Frontier program using Researcher Admins managing AI model access, including third-party models such as Anthropic Claude Users who generate long-form research reports using Researcher A Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) license is required to use this feature What will happen: Researcher drafts will run through Critique before delivery, improving structure, completeness, and citation quality, when “Auto” is selected as the Default option in the model picker.  Users will be able to enable Council, which generates: Two independent, full research reports from different reasoning models (for example, GPT and Claude). A concise synthesis “cover letter” summarizing areas of agreement, disagreement, and unique contributions. Critique and Council availability is tenant-admin […]

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