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

> Source: <https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/03/microsoft-scout-personal-agent/>
> Published: 2026-06-03 08:28:32+00:00

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/)

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