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Scout from M’Soft is the agentic Autopilot that works across M365
Microsoft just shipped Scout: an agentic Autopilot that works autonomously across the entire M365 suite. Not a concept. Shipping now in wider testing.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
Microsoft is moving beyond chat interfaces to autonomous agents that can execute workflows across Office, Teams, and Outlook without human intervention—a significant shift in how enterprise productivity software works at scale.
The key facts
7 to knowScout announced at Microsoft Build 2026
New agent category designed to work autonomously on behalf of users
Each Autopilot has distinct identity and autonomy
Multiple agents can operate simultaneously
Wider testing phase initiated
Integrated across M365 ecosystem (Office, Teams, Outlook, etc.)
Announced via official Microsoft blog post
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AI Newsartificialintelligence-news.com
Publisher excerpt: Microsoft has announced the wider testing of its new Autopilot feature at the Microsoft Build event this week, backed by a post on the company’s’ website. Autopilots are described as a new category of agents that can work autonomously on a user’s behalf. Microsoft says each Autopilot has its own…