Microsoft CEO to top engineers: Our goal is not to make users ‘addicted’ to Scout

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has slammed an internal memo that outlined plans to “make people addicted” to Scout, the company’s new AI assistant unveiled at Build 2026. In a message to about 50 top engineers, Nadella called the strategy “nonsense” and a “non goal,” suggesting the authors “may want to go work elsewhere.” The leaked document was authored by Microsoft VP Omar Shahine.