Maybe I'm just an alarmist (MS Autopolit+Scout)

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Dave Lum

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1:07 PM (2 hours ago) 1:07 PM
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“Today we are introducing a new category of agents called Autopilots. Autopilots are always-on agents that work autonomously, with their own identity, and act on your behalf.

 

Autopilots stay active in the background, understand how work gets done across your apps and systems, and take action without needing to be prompted each time. Because they operate with their own identity, they can carry out tasks within the permissions and policies you and your organization set."

 

And Scout: “It operates across cloud, desktop, and web, connecting to Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint, and to the data that powers your day, including chats, email, calendar, and contacts. You interact with it in Teams, and extend its reach through the desktop app to your browser, local resources, and model context protocol servers.”

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/06/02/introducing-microsoft-scout-your-always-on-personal-agent/

 

Nah, no security concerns here…

 

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Wright, John M

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Well, it’ll be great for selling tokens.  So there’s that.

 

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James Iversen

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Why do I think of the 737 max autopilot when I hear this?
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Well, it’ll be great for selling tokens.  So there’s that.

 

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“Today we are introducing a new category of agents called Autopilots. Autopilots are always-on agents that work autonomously, with their own identity, and act on your behalf.

 

Autopilots stay active in the background, understand how work gets done across your apps and systems, and take action without needing to be prompted each time. Because they operate with their own identity, they can carry out tasks within the permissions and policies you and your organization set."

 

And Scout: “It operates across cloud, desktop, and web, connecting to Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint, and to the data that powers your day, including chats, email, calendar, and contacts. You interact with it in Teams, and extend its reach through the desktop app to your browser, local resources, and model context protocol servers.”

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/06/02/introducing-microsoft-scout-your-always-on-personal-agent/

 

Nah, no security concerns here…

 

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Erik Goldoff

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" Autopilots are always-on agents that work autonomously, with their own identity, and act on your behalf. "

"Microsoft Scout is built with enterprise-grade security and controls so it can be trusted in your organization from day one."

What could possibly go wrong?   (sigh)
Erik


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