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No, Microsoft isn’t using your Office docs to train its AI
A disclosure about analyzing customer data has sparked concerns.
The clarification addresses reports circulating online in the last few weeks claiming Microsoft required Word and Excel users to opt out of training the company’s AI systems. Similarly, a Microsoft learning document posted on October 21st, 2024 seems to have contributed to the confusion by describing a long list of that “analyze your content” without explicitly excluding AI training. It’s an understandable concern given companies like Meta, X, and Google opt their users into AI training by default, and the vast quantities of online content being scraped for that purpose.
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