We Don't Use Your Word, Excel Data for AI Training

Microsoft Pinky-Promises It's Not Training AI On Your Word And Excel Data
According to software giant, Microsoft, it was all just a big misunderstanding, reminiscent of Adobe’s incident earlier this year.
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Microsoft Clarifies The Air By Confirming It Does Not Use Word and Excel Data For AI Training
Software giant Microsoft is telling the world that it does not use data from Word or Excel for training any AI models.
Microsoft hits back at claims AI data scraping was sneakily turned on in Word, Excel
Microsoft’s use of so-called ‘Connected Experiences’ has come under scrutiny following claims it collected user-generated content to train its AI models. The latest claims stem from an X post by @nixCraft, who accuses Microsoft of turning on an opt-out feature that automatically scrapes Word and Excel documents for AI training.
Microsoft hits back at claims it slurps your Word, Excel files to train AI models
Confusion over Connected Experiences settings in 365 apps spark concerns Microsoft's Connected Experiences option in its productivity suite has been causing consternation amid accusations that the default setting might allow Microsoft to train AI models using customers' Word and Excel documents and other data.
Microsoft responds to claims all Word and Excel files are being used to train AI
Microsoft has responded to claims that it has quietly switched on an 'opt-out' feature that enables the scraping of Word and Excel files for AI training.
Microsoft Denies Using Word and Excel User Data For Training AI
The controversy erupted as social media users speculated the possibility based on the "opt-out" feature inside Microsoft 365 Suite
Microsoft Word and Excel AI data scraping slyly switched to opt-in by default — the opt-out toggle is not that easy to find
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'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 the company's artificial intelligence (AI) models.
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,
Don't trust everything you hear. Microsoft does NOT use your data from Microsoft 365 to train AI models.
Microsoft has denies rumors of using Microsoft 365 customer data data to train AI models. The company took to social media and shared statements to explain its Connected Experiences within Microsoft 365.
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