The response came after some users on social media pointed out that the company was asking users not to opt out of the “Connected Experiences” feature, which they claimed was being used to train models. artificial intelligence.
A spokesman said Microsoft In an emailed statement to Reuters: “These allegations are not true. Microsoft does not use customer data in Microsoft 365 applications for individuals and businesses to train large underlying language models.”
The spokesperson added that Connected Experiences offers features such as text co-generation and cloud storage, and has nothing to do with how the company trains its large language models.
Chatter on social media suggests there is still concern about data being used to train AI models without permission.
