Microsoft Unveils Copilot Super App, Rebrands Scout as Autopilot Agent
Summary
Microsoft unveils a redesigned Copilot super app that unifies AI chat, coding and autonomous agents, rebranding Scout as Autopilot—a cloud-based assistant that can monitor Teams channels and handle recurring work—with usage-based billing and a private preview later this month.
Key Points
- Microsoft officially unveils a redesigned Copilot "super app" that combines AI chat, coding, and Autopilot agents in Home, Code, and Autopilot tabs.
- Microsoft rebrands its Scout personal assistant as Autopilot, a cloud-based agent with its own identity, memory, computer, and workspace that can monitor Teams channels and handle recurring tasks.
- Microsoft applies usage-based billing to Cowork, Code, and Autopilot; Home and Code roll out to the Frontier early-access program in coming weeks, while Autopilot enters private preview later this month.