ai, Microsoft and Word

Microsoft hits back at claims it slurps your Word, Excel files to train AI models
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.
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.
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 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 Promises It Isn't Using Office Docs to Train AI
All of the recent hullabaloo surrounding Microsoft 365's 'connected experiences' has been a misunderstanding, per the company.
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 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 accused of using online Word and Excel content for AI training, unless you opt-out
Microsoft denies that it is scraping Microsoft 65 user data, including Word documents and Excel spreadsheets, to train its various AI models.
Are Office docs being used to train AI? Microsoft responds
Microsoft has denied allegations that it uses customer data from its Microsoft 365 apps to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. The tech giant's denial comes after online reports indicated that Word and Excel users had to opt out if they didn't want their data used for this purpose.
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 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,
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 ...
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 ...