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Microsoft Enhances Copilot Declarative Agents with GPT-5.2 Capabilities

Microsoft announced it is enhancing declarative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot with new capabilities powered by GPT-5.2, aimed at improving how AI agents understand and execute tasks. The updates enable agents to better interpret user intent, manage context across interactions and perform more complex, multi-step workflows. Declarative agents allow organizations to define how AI systems interact with enterprise data and applications using structured instructions and policies. The offers agent experiences that involve reasoning and multi-step tasks, tool usage and orchestration, document analysis and structured outputs.

The improvements are designed to make Copilot agents more reliable in business scenarios such as document processing, workflow automation and data analysis. The updates also aim to improve how agents handle enterprise data while adhering to governance and compliance requirements. Enterprises are increasingly exploring AI agents that can automate knowledge work and business processes. GPT-5.2 updates are rolling out gradually with a phased approach for a smoother transition. Agent builders should validate the most important scenarios, confirm that expectations are still met and adjust agent instructions when needed.

Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 03/24/2026

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