Microsoft Fuses Copilot Apps, Adds Coding and Autopilot Agent
Microsoft is unifying its consumer and enterprise Copilot apps, adding coding and agent tools, and bringing Office into Copilot for the first time.
Microsoft is adding coding and agent capabilities directly into Copilot, bringing the full power of Office into Copilot for the first time, and fusing its consumer and enterprise Copilot apps into a single unified interface. The new Copilot app has separate tabs for chat, coding, and the new Autopilot AI agent.
As part of the change, Microsoft Scout has been put into maintenance mode, and its cloud version has been rebranded to Autopilot. The company had announced Scout at its Build developer conference in June with just a desktop preview app.
The rethink follows a period of internal reorganization. In March, CEO Satya Nadella appointed Jacob Andreou as the single boss of Copilot across commercial and consumer, reporting directly to the CEO. Last week, Nadella hosted an invite-only event for enterprise customers where he outlined the future of Copilot and pitched it as the "OS for work."
Two years ago, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman launched the Copilot consumer design, which was heavily influenced by Inflection AI's Pi personal AI assistant. Over the last six months, redesigning Copilot has been difficult, with tensions between Andreou's team and Charles Lamanna's Copilot, Agents, and Platform team, according to theverge.com.
Quick answers
What is Microsoft Autopilot?
Autopilot is the new AI agent tab in the unified Copilot app. It is also the rebranded cloud version of Microsoft Scout, which has been put into maintenance mode.
What happened to Microsoft Scout?
Microsoft Scout has been put into maintenance mode, and its cloud version has been rebranded to Autopilot. Scout was announced at Build in June with a desktop preview app.
Is Office now part of Copilot?
Yes. Microsoft says it is bringing the full power of Office into Copilot for the first time.