'A new category of agents': Microsoft reveals Scout, its first "Autopilot", which wants to change…

• Microsoft reveals Autopilots, its next generation of AI agents
• Autopilots will operate in the background, carrying out tasks on your behalf
• Microsoft Scout is the first Autopilot, linking into your Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft has announced the launch of Autopilots, a new form of AI agents which can run autonomously in the background, letting you focus on the tasks which really matter.

Speaking at Microsoft Build 2026, CEO Satya Nadella unveiled Scout, the company's first Autopilot, similar to OpenClaw offering, built into Copilot and Microsoft 365.

Autopilots will run in the background, learning how you work and operate, with the ability to take action with needing to be prompted, carrying out tasks independently.

Microsoft Scout

"You can think of Autopilots as enterprise-grade Claws - these are autonomous, long-running agents with full enterprise compliance that run in your tenant," Nadella noted.

"They're a totally new way to reduce toil and...

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