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Microsoft: We Don't Use Your Word, Excel Data for AI Training
The setting in question 'only enables features requiring internet access like co-authoring a document,' Microsoft says.
Microsoft Says It Doesn’t Use Your Office Docs to Train Its AI
In the latest controversy, Microsoft has refuted the claim stating that it doesn't use Word documents or Excel data to train its AI models.
Microsoft Is Denying That Office 365 Trains Its AI
Following concerns that Microsoft is using connected experiences in its office apps to train its AI language models, the company clarified that worries are unfounded.
Microsoft hits back at claims AI data scraping was sneakily turned on in Word, Excel
Concerns are raised over Microsoft’s use of customer data for AI training But the company confirmed it does not use customer data to train LLMs Publicly available information is considered open for training Microsoft’s use of so-called ‘Connected Experiences’ has come under scrutiny following claims it collected user-generated content to train its AI models.
Is Microsoft Using Your Word Documents to Train AI?
People are increasingly worried about how AI affects them. Will our jobs become obsolete? Are we constantly being tracked online and in the real world? Most recently, people have raised concerns about whether our creative and professional work is being used to train large language models.
Microsoft is using Word and Excel user data for AI training by default (or not?... Update)
Microsoft has reached out to confirm that it does not use customer data to train its large language models. They
Microsoft denies claims of using Word and Excel data for AI training
Microsoft faces allegations of using Word and Excel data for AI training, which it denies, emphasizing user privacy and control.
Microsoft says Word and Excel AI data scraping was not switched to enabled by default (Updated)
Microsoft's 'optional' Connected Experiences enable Microsoft to use Excel and Word files to train its AI technology, but it is possible to turn this feature off.
Microsoft Says it is Not Training Copilot AI on Your Microsoft 365 Data (Updated)
This week, Microsoft refuted reports claiming that it is training its Copilot AI on data customers store in Microsoft 365.
Microsoft denies training AI models on user data
Microsoft on Wednesday denied claims that it uses customer data from its Microsoft 365 applications, including Word and Excel, to train artificial intelligence models. The response came after some users pointed out on social media that the company requires users to opt-out of its "connected experiences" feature,
After Office Software Outage, Microsoft Faces Allegations of Data Scraping in Word and Excel
Reports that the tech giant is taking user data through its best known business software to train its AIs follows a global crash on Monday.
No, Microsoft isn’t using your Office docs to train its AI
Microsoft says it isn’t using customer data from its Microsoft 365 apps to train its AI models. The clarification addresses ...
Microsoft says it's not using your Word, Excel data for AI training
Microsoft has denied claims that it uses Microsoft 365 apps (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) to collect data to train ...
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