Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired AI assistant for Microsoft 365
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Russell Brandom
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Summary
Microsoft is launching Scout, a new AI assistant built on the OpenClaw framework, designed to bring unrestrained AI agent capabilities into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Scout is an always-on agentic assistant that works alongside users persistently, inspired by the OpenClaw project that spread through the AI industry in early 2026 before its founder was acquired by OpenAI.
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· 3 pulledOpenClaw spread through the AI world like a sonic boom, introducing many of the industry's most ambitious technologists to the joy and chaos of an unrestrained AI agent.
Now Microsoft is launching Scout, a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
Built on the OpenClaw framework, Scout is an always-on agentic assistant, designed to work alongside the user with a persistent presence.
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