Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Microsoft Revamps Copilot Into AI Super App With Agents
Microsoft changed Copilot into one app with several AI tools.
People can use it to chat, write code, or work with AI agents.
These tools are organized under Home, Code, and Autopilot tabs.
Autopilot is the new name for an assistant previously called Scout.
One of the features is an AI agent designed to stay active.
Microsoft hopes the redesigned app will interest businesses.
The company is combining consumer and business AI features for the first time.
Copilot is competing with popular apps such as ChatGPT and Claude.
Microsoft redesigned Copilot to combine chat, coding, and AI agents in one app.
The new layout has Home, Code, and Autopilot tabs.
Microsoft renamed its personal AI assistant Scout as Autopilot.
The app includes an always-on AI agent and coding tools.
The revamp aims to make Copilot more attractive to businesses amid competition from ChatGPT and Claude.
- Who
- Microsoft redesigned its Copilot AI offering.
- What
- It combined chat, coding tools, and AI agents into one app, while renaming Scout as Autopilot.
- When
- The redesigned app was unveiled on Friday, September 25; Scout had been launched earlier that year at Microsoft's Build conference.
- Where
- Within the redesigned Copilot app; no physical unveiling location is specified.
- Why
- Microsoft is seeking to sell Copilot to businesses again and compete in the crowded AI app market.
- Company
- Microsoft
- Product
- Copilot
- New name
- Scout was rebranded as Autopilot
- Main tabs
- Home, Code, and Autopilot
- Combined capabilities
- Chat, coding, and AI agents
- Notable feature
- An always-on AI agent
- Market context
- The app competes with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude