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    Microsoft Scout AI Agent Leak Sparks Fears of “Always-On” Dependence

    Microsoft unveiled Scout at Build 2026 as an always-on Microsoft 365 AI agent, but the launch was immediately overshadowed by a leaked internal strategy document saying the first phase was to “make people addicted.” The embarrassment is not simply that an ugly phrase escaped Redmond. It is that...
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    Microsoft Scout Autopilot: Governed Autonomous Agent for Microsoft 365

    Microsoft introduced Microsoft Scout on June 2, 2026, at Build in San Francisco and online as its first “Autopilot” agent for Microsoft 365, an always-on OpenClaw-based assistant that works through Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, the desktop, the browser, and governed Entra identity. The...
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    Microsoft Scout: Always-On Workplace AI Agent for Teams, Email, and Microsoft 365

    Microsoft announced Scout at Build on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, as an always-on workplace AI agent for Teams, email, calendars, and Microsoft 365 tasks, initially launching with a small customer group and a Frontier-access desktop app tied to GitHub Copilot. That makes Scout less a chatbot than a...