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

Microsoft has introduced Microsoft Scout, a new AI agent for its Office applications that operates continuously in the background rather than waiting for user prompts. The company positions Scout as the first entry in a new category called Autopilots, which are always-on agents designed to work autonomously once a person stops actively engaging.

read1 min publishedJun 3, 2026

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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