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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new AI analysis capabilities
MC1187394 · build prod-20251231-200323
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Azure OpenAI (gpt-4.1)
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Action by (AI)
Services
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Microsoft Purview
Tags
New feature, Admin impact
Master tags
Security
Roadmap IDs
518228

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Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations adds AI-powered analysis and natural language search, enhancing investigative context, vector search, and content categorization. Features available by default, no config needed.

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RoadmapIds
518228
Summary
Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations will gain AI analysis enhancements, including improved investigative context, vector search, content categorization, and a new natural language AI-powered search (preview). Public preview starts December 2025; general availability by March 2026. No admin action required before rollout.
Platforms
Web

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[Introduction]

Microsoft Purview compliance portal’s Data Security Investigations (DSI) now includes advanced AI analysis capabilities. These enhancements improve investigative context, vector search relevance, and content categorization to better identify risky material. A new AI-powered search function, Search with AI (preview), enables investigators to use natural language to locate specific files by searching through keywords, metadata, and embeddings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 518228.

[When this will happen:]

  • Public Preview: Rolling out early December 2025; expected completion by early December 2025.
  • General Availability (Worldwide): Rolling out early February 2026; expected completion by late March 2026.

[How this affects your organization:]

Who is affected: Admins and investigators using Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations.

What will happen:

  • Investigators will be able to input investigative context to improve AI analysis results.
  • Search relevance will be enhanced through improved vector search and categorization.
  • A new Search with AI (preview) feature will allow natural language queries across keywords, metadata, and embeddings.
  • These features will be available by default; no configuration changes are required.
  • No impact to existing workflows unless users choose to use the new capabilities.

Screenshot 1: Data Security Investigations context input

user settings

Screenshot 2: Data Security Investigations search with AI summary

user settings

Screenshot 3: Data Security Investigations search with AI for individual document

user settings

Screenshot 4: Data Security Investigations search relevance

user settings

[What you can do to prepare:]

No admin action is required before rollout. You may want to:

    [Compliance considerations:]

    No compliance considerations identified; review as appropriate for your organization.

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