Microsoft Scout agent opens a new category of always-on Autopilots

Jun 03, 2026 - 11:30
Microsoft Scout agent opens a new category of always-on Autopilots

Workplace AI assistants have mostly waited for a prompt before doing anything. A user asks, the tool answers, and the exchange ends there. Microsoft is putting a different kind of agent inside its Office applications, one designed to keep operating in the background once a person stops paying attention. The company introduced Microsoft Scout, calling it the first entry in a category it labels Autopilots. What an Autopilot does Autopilots are always-on agents that run … More →

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