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The researcher council tag on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft 365 Copilot's Researcher Council feature, a multi-model comparison mode that sends research requests to OpenAI and Anthropic reasoning models in parallel. It generates full reports and a machine-generated summary of agreements and disagreements. The tag tracks its development, including a December 2026 general-availability date on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap and availability for Copilot Frontier program enrollees since March 30. Discussions focus on operational aspects, such as the feature being experimental and distinct from a new Researcher agent, and its rollout for worldwide standard multi-tenant customers on desktop.
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    Microsoft 365 Copilot Researcher Council Set for December 2026 GA

    Microsoft’s Microsoft 365 Roadmap now places Researcher Council on a December 2026 general-availability track, but organizations already enrolled in the Copilot Frontier program have been able to use the multi-model comparison mode since March 30. The important operational point is that this is...