Microsoft Scout

Gartner's Steve Kleynhans highlights AI PCs as a potential solution for enterprises to reduce cloud AI token costs, citing advances in small language models (SLMs) and hybrid strategies. The firm predicts 30% of enterprises will use AI PCs by 2029 and 70% of corporate PCs will support local AI workloads by 2030.

Microsoft has launched an AI assistant called Microsoft Scout powered by OpenClaw, capable of scheduling meetings, managing tasks, ordering food, and filing expenses. The agent is rolling out to a small group of customers first, with security measures ensuring authorized access only. Nvidia is developing a more secure version of OpenClaw, while Microsoft will charge via GitHub Copilot subscriptions.

Microsoft announced new Linux tools for Windows developers and introduced the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a compact PC featuring Nvidia's RTX Spark chip with up to 128GB memory. The company also highlighted AI advancements like Microsoft Scout and Codename MDASH during its Build conference.

Microsoft's AI coworker, Scout, is an OpenClaw-style agent that appears in Teams to automate dull office tasks.

Microsoft Scout is a new AI personal assistant built on OpenClaw, designed to integrate into Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, OneDrive, and Teams. It assists with tasks such as organizing calendars, expense reporting, and email drafting, offering broader capabilities than Microsoft's Copilot. Corporate vice president Omar Shahine described it as the first real personal assistant offered by Microsoft.