Embracing frontier R&D with Microsoft Discovery | DEM315

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This Microsoft Build 2026 session introduces Microsoft Discovery, an agentic discovery platform that uses autonomous AI agent teams to execute full cycles of the scientific method—from hypothesis formation to experimentation and reasoning. The demo showcases how the system analyzes research questions, generates notebooks with cost analysis, recommends hybrid execution models, and creates executive summaries. Ideal for researchers, R&D leaders, and developers exploring AI-augmented scientific workflows.