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Prohibition on using AI outputs to train competing AI

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4369 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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.

How other platforms handle this

Upwork Medium

use our services to build a similar service, identify or poach our users or publish any performance or benchmark analysis relating to the site reverse engineer, decipher, modify, or take source code from our site...

Wise Medium

Using an anonymizing proxy; use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our websites without our prior written permission...

Affirm Medium

You will not use the Services to make payment(s) on an existing Affirm loan(s). Unless otherwise expressly permitted by Affirm, you will not use the Services for the purpose of payment for an existing loan(s) or line of credit from another institution.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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 Microsoft Copilot Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

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-018077
Document ID
CA-D-00017
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement
Wayback Machine
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Content hash (SHA-256)
a8abc0190dc11afa9c163be7d70b965a28d785ea5c7aa9127f3ef473417be0fa
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 09:50 UTC
Methodology
summarize_document-v8
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Microsoft Copilot
Document: Microsoft Copilot Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-018077
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-018077/prohibition-on-using-ai-outputs-to-train-competing-ai/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories
Acceptable use

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Microsoft Copilot's Prohibition on using AI outputs to train competing AI clause do?

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.

How does this clause affect you?

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.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 284 platforms. See the full comparison.

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