Published: June 5, 2026 ⢠3:13 AM IST ¡ Updated: June 5, 2026 ⢠10:07 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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By Kashmira Konduparty Microsoft has unveiled Scout, a new artificial intelligence assistant designed to operate continuously across a userâs digital workspace, marking the companyâs latest efforts to expand beyond traditional chatbot experiences and into autonomous AI agents.
The product was announced at Microsoftâs Build 2026 developer conference and is being made available through the companyâs Frontier early-access program, according to a report TechCrunch.
Built on the open-source OpenClaw framework, Scout is designed to function as an âalways-onâ assistant that can manage tasks across Microsoftâs ecosystem of workplace tools.
Unlike Microsoft Copilot, which primarily responds to prompts within individual applications, Scout is intended to work across cloud, desktop and web environments while maintaining a persistent understanding of a userâs preferences, habits and ongoing projects.
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