Microsoft launches Copilot Autopilot, a persistent personal agent built on open-source OpenClaw
steipete · x · 2026-09-25
Microsoft unveiled the new Copilot with three pillars: Home (Chat + Cowork with Word/Excel/PowerPoint built in), Code, and Autopilot — a "persistent, proactive and personal agent that keeps working even when you're not."
Key points:
- Autopilot, formerly First Scout, is led by Omar Shahine's team and has entered preview with the first customers
- It is built on the open-source OpenClaw project; Microsoft has worked with the OpenClaw Foundation since March to make it an enterprise-grade runtime
- OpenClaw creator steipete confirmed Microsoft as a partner and open-source contributor
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