The agreement prohibits users from using Microsoft AI services or any data derived from those services to create, train, or improve any AI technology, directly or indirectly. Microsoft separately states it processes and stores user inputs and AI outputs for abuse monitoring and prevention purposes.
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This provision creates a contractual restriction that directly affects organizations using Microsoft Copilot or other AI services in workflows that involve AI model development, fine-tuning, or evaluation pipelines. The prohibition covers both direct and indirect use of AI-derived data, which may require review of data processing architectures where Microsoft AI outputs are incorporated into downstream systems.
⚠ Continued use of AI service outputs in AI development workflows would constitute a breach of these terms as written, potentially triggering account enforcement actions described in Section 4.b.iv
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Compare across platforms →"You may not use the AI services, or data from the AI services, to create, train, or improve (directly or indirectly) any AI technology. As part of providing the AI services, Microsoft will process and store your inputs to the service as well as output from the service, for purposes of monitoring for and preventing abusive or harmful uses or outputs of the service.Excerpt from Microsoft Copilot's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the EU AI Act, which establishes obligations and restrictions on AI system providers and users; the prohibition on using service outputs for competitive model training reflects provisions consistent with …
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This provision creates a contractual restriction that directly affects organizations using Microsoft Copilot or other AI services in workflows that involve AI model development, fine-tuning, or evaluation pipelines. The prohibition covers both direct and indirect use of AI-derived data, which may require review of data processing architectures where Microsoft AI outputs are incorporated into downstream systems.
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