{"slug": "microsoft-scout-agent-opens-a-new-category-of-always-on-autopilots", "title": "Microsoft Scout agent opens a new category of always-on Autopilots", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "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 ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/03/microsoft-scout-personal-agent/)\n\nThe post [Microsoft Scout agent opens a new category of always-on Autopilots](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/03/microsoft-scout-personal-agent/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-scout-agent-opens-a-new-category-of-always-on-autopilots", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/03/microsoft-scout-personal-agent/", "published_at": "2026-06-03 08:28:32+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-03 08:53:27.142141+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-products", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Microsoft", "Microsoft Scout", "Help Net Security"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-scout-agent-opens-a-new-category-of-always-on-autopilots", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-scout-agent-opens-a-new-category-of-always-on-autopilots.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-scout-agent-opens-a-new-category-of-always-on-autopilots.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-scout-agent-opens-a-new-category-of-always-on-autopilots.jsonld"}}