Microsoft Discovery Reaches General Availability, Expanding Agentic AI Into R&D Workflows
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By Chris Paoli06/02/2026
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Microsoft announced the general availability of Microsoft Discovery, an agentic AI platform for research and development, at Build 2026. The platform extends Microsoft's AI strategy beyond workplace copilots and developer tools into scientific and engineering workflows, helping organizations build and govern AI-driven research across materials science, energy, life sciences, and semiconductors.
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Microsoft Discovery is designed to help orgs build and govern AI-driven research workflows across areas such as materials science, energy, life sciences, semiconductors an
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