Microsoft Azure AI Foundry Deep Research Tool: Automating Complex Workflows with GPT & Bing Integration

Microsoft Azure AI Foundry Deep Research Tool: Automating Complex Analysis with AI How Microsoft’s specialized AI system combines GPT models with Bing search to automate multi-step research workflows 1. What Is the Deep Research Tool? Microsoft’s Deep Research tool (core engine: o3-deep-research) within Azure AI Foundry solves complex research tasks through a three-component architecture: GPT-4o/GPT-4.1 models: Clarify user intent Bing search integration: Retrieve current web data o3-deep-research model: Execute step-by-step reasoning When users submit research questions (e.g., “Compare quantum vs. classical computing for drug discovery”), the system first clarifies requirements via GPT models, then gathers authoritative data through Bing, and …