Microsoft Autopilot
Microsoft
Formerly Microsoft Scout
Always-on Copilot agent with its own Entra identity that works in Teams, Outlook and M365 on a user's behalf; built on OpenClaw.
Curated by Tiberiu ArvaVerified
Strengths
- Own governed Entra ID identity
- Purview DLP and sensitivity labels enforced
- Human sign-off for sensitive actions
Practitioner note
Only for Frontier-enrolled tenants for now; preview prerequisites include Intune configuration and opt-in attestation. Plan identity, Purview policy and usage-based cost controls before piloting, since the agent acts continuously under its own identity.
Warning
Governance posture
Reviewed 2026-09-30Microsoft says the agent lives in the customer tenant, but no data-residency commitment is published for the preview.
Microsoft-managed service running across cloud, desktop and web, inside the customer's Microsoft 365 tenant. (saas)
SourceMicrosoft states it has 'permissions, audit and governance behind it'; the specific audit log surface for the preview is not documented.
SourcePrivate-preview service; inclusion in Microsoft 365 compliance scope not yet published.
Private-preview service; inclusion in Microsoft 365 compliance scope not yet published.
Private-preview service; inclusion in Microsoft 365 compliance scope not yet published.
General-purpose workplace agent; risk class depends on use and the vendor has not published an EU AI Act classification. (role: unknown)
Proprietary Microsoft service built on the MIT-licensed OpenClaw runtime; tied to Microsoft 365 and usage-based billing. (medium)
SourceEU AI Act obligations
Risk tier: Unknown · as of 2026-08-23Source-backed information mapped from Microsoft Autopilot's tracked risk tier — not legal advice. Obligations depend on how your organisation deploys the system; see the full obligation reference and timeline.
This record's EU AI Act risk tier has not been established yet, so no obligations are mapped. Check the source on the governance posture above, or the full obligation reference.
Change history
Source-backed and auto-detected events for this tool, newest first.
- RenameHigh impact
Microsoft renamed its always-on agent Microsoft Scout to Autopilot in the new Copilot, with usage-based billing and a private preview expanding to more Frontier customers at the end of September.
Introducing the new Copilot with Home, Code and Autopilot · Official Microsoft Blog
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