Nadella kills Microsoft's 'addictive AI' memo

microsoft ceo satya nadella publicly rejected an internal proposal from corporate vp omar shahine that aimed to make the company's new ai agent scout addictive to drive engagement. nadella responded to the leaked memo by telling 50 top engineers that the goal was 'absolutely not' a target for the company and that the author should 'go work elsewhere.' built on open-source openclaw, scout is designed to help users complete tasks effectively and reduce screen time, signaling microsoft's intent to avoid the dark patterns common in social media.