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This prohibition covers both direct and indirect use, meaning users cannot use outputs or derived data from Microsoft Copilot's AI services as inputs to build or enhance any competing or complementary AI technology.
The reader is prohibited from using anything produced by or derived from the AI services to develop, train, or improve any AI technology in any capacity.
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"You may not use the AI services, or data from the AI services, to create, train, or improve (directly or indirectly) any AI technology.Excerpt from Microsoft Copilot's Terms of Service
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This prohibition covers both direct and indirect use, meaning users cannot use outputs or derived data from Microsoft Copilot's AI services as inputs to build or enhance any competing or complementary AI technology.
The reader is prohibited from using anything produced by or derived from the AI services to develop, train, or improve any AI technology in any capacity.
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