Leaked Microsoft documents reveal plan to make AI users ‘addicted’ |
An internal Microsoft document obtained by 404 Media reveals that the company's roadmap for Scout, its new always-on AI agent built into Microsoft 365, opens with a phase explicitly labelled "Make people addicted." It is, employees say, a rare instance of corporate strategy stating out loud what most tech companies quietly chase.
Scout is an always-on personal AI agent integrated into Microsoft 365, capable of running locally on a user's device with no cloud connection required to automate tasks, including email drafting, document creation, and coding workflows.
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