Microsoft Scout - The AI That Works While You Sleep
Inspiring Tech Leaders - AI & Technology StrategyShow Notes
For the past few years, we’ve been training ourselves to prompt AI. We ask, it answers. We command, it executes. But what if AI stopped waiting for your instructions? In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I look at Microsoft Scout, which is a move from AI Assistants to AI Autopilots. Scout isn't just another chatbot. It’s a persistent digital colleague that: 💡 Operates in the background across your entire Microsoft 365 environment. 💡 Identifies opportunities to help bef...
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