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AI prohibition on consequential decisions without human oversight

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Key Facts

What does Microsoft Copilot prohibit users from using AI services to do without appropriate human oversight?
Microsoft Copilot prohibits users from using AI services to make decisions or take actions without appropriate human oversight that may have a consequential impact on any person's legal position, financial position, life opportunities, employment opportunities, or human rights.
What must users have when using AI services to make decisions or take actions that may have a consequential impact on any person's legal position, financial position, life opportunities, employment opportunities, or human rights?
Microsoft Copilot prohibits users from using AI services to make decisions or take actions without appropriate human oversight that may have a consequential impact on any person's legal position, financial position, life opportunities, employment opportunities, or human rights.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This prohibition places a clear obligation on users to maintain appropriate human oversight whenever AI outputs could consequentially affect any person's legal, financial, life, employment, or human rights outcomes.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 921 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The reader is prohibited from relying on the AI services as a sole decision-maker in any context that could have consequential impacts on the named categories of human welfare.

How other platforms handle this

Anthropic Medium

Request a review of decisions made solely based on automated processing of personal data.

Mailchimp Medium

Mailchimp uses a combination of automated and human detection review processes to ensure that Members are complying with our Standard Terms of Use and this Acceptable Use Policy.

Squarespace Medium

If you believe automated processing by our Services has resulted in a significant decision affecting you, you may contact us by email at privacy@squarespace.com to request more information and/or request that a human review such decision.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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you will not use the AI services...To make decisions or take actions without appropriate human oversight that may have a consequential impact on any person's legal position, financial position, life opportunities, employment opportunities, or human rights...

Excerpt from Microsoft Copilot's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Microsoft Copilot Terms of Service
Entity
Microsoft Copilot
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018084
Document ID
CA-D-00017
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a8abc0190dc11afa9c163be7d70b965a28d785ea5c7aa9127f3ef473417be0fa
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 09:50 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Microsoft Copilot
Document: Microsoft Copilot Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-018084
Captured: 2026-04-27 09:50:27 UTC
SHA-256: a8abc0190dc11afa…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/microsoft-copilot/microsoft-copilot-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-018084/ai-prohibition-on-consequential-decisions-without-human-oversight/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Microsoft Copilot's AI prohibition on consequential decisions without human oversight clause do?

This prohibition places a clear obligation on users to maintain appropriate human oversight whenever AI outputs could consequentially affect any person's legal, financial, life, employment, or human rights outcomes.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader is prohibited from relying on the AI services as a sole decision-maker in any context that could have consequential impacts on the named categories of human welfare.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 216 platforms. See the full comparison.

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