Microsoft Employs AI Agents for Scientific Research

At the Build 2025 conference, Microsoft announced the Microsoft Discovery platform, which employs AI agents to “transform the process of scientific discovery.”

The platform is “expandable” and capable of handling specific scientific tasks “from start to finish.” It aims to accelerate research and transform the research process through artificial intelligence, the corporation asserts.

“The platform enables scientists and researchers to collaborate with a team of specialized AI agents to achieve scientific results with high speed, scale, and accuracy, using the latest innovations in AI and supercomputing,” the announcement states.

The company emphasizes the importance of creating a unified platform where artificial intelligence can encompass both scientific disciplines and the cognitive processes associated with managing scientific thinking. To facilitate such interaction, AI agents must be able to:

• reason based on a complex and contextual graph that unites all sources of knowledge;
• specialize in different fields and tasks;
• learn from results and adapt the entire research strategy accordingly.

Discovery is built on Microsoft Azure. The company announced collaborations with several clients to pursue joint innovations in various fields such as energy, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and chemistry.

In April, Microsoft began testing the Copilot update for Windows, which allows AI to analyze images on the screen and provide suggestions regarding the functionality of different applications.