Microsoft forms a dedicated team to introduce OpenClaw-style autonomous agents into 365 Copilot, planning a preview at the June Build conference.

ME News Report, April 14 (UTC+8), according to 1M AI News monitoring, Microsoft is developing new features inspired by the open-source AI agent tool OpenClaw, integrating it into the enterprise AI assistant 365 Copilot. Microsoft Vice President Omar Shahine confirmed that the company is “exploring the potential of technologies like OpenClaw in enterprise environments,” including building a set of AI agents that can work around the clock within Microsoft 365 applications to replace user tasks. Charles Lamanna, who is responsible for Microsoft’s enterprise agent management product Agent 365, is leading this initiative, recently assigning about 12 engineers to form a new team led by Shahine. The core goal is to shift 365 Copilot from passive responses to proactive execution: for example, continuously monitoring users’ Outlook emails and calendars, automatically generating to-do lists daily; when users work on a specific Excel sheet, automatically organizing other sheets in the background. The team is also discussing building dedicated agents based on functional roles (marketing, sales, finance, etc.) to reduce enterprise security risks by limiting permission scopes. Some features are expected to be previewed at the Build developer conference opening on June 2, but the product plan is still in early stages and may be adjusted or canceled. This move comes amid competitive pressure faced by Copilot. Microsoft disclosed in January that 15 million paid users of 365 Copilot, accounting for only 3% of the total Office 365 users. Anthropic announced earlier this month that Claude can directly connect to users’ Microsoft 365 applications to operate PowerPoint and Excel, and last Friday previewed an automated Word document feature, continuing to encroach on Copilot’s territory. Microsoft’s stock has fallen 24% this year, making it the worst performer among large tech stocks. CEO Satya Nadella has recently prioritized transforming Copilot as the top priority, restructuring the engineering teams for consumer and enterprise Copilot. Microsoft Business CEO Judson Althoff told employees last week that Copilot sales for the March quarter exceeded the “very ambitious” target. (Source: BlockBeats)