The document states that Microsoft Copilot in workplace deployments inherits the deploying organization's existing security and compliance permission structures, limiting content access to individuals with pre-existing authorized permissions.
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This provision places operational responsibility on the deploying organization to maintain accurate and current permission configurations, as Copilot's access controls are stated to be derived from those pre-existing structures rather than independently managed by Microsoft.
⚠ Organizations that do not audit existing permission structures before deploying Copilot will have those unreviewed permissions applied to Copilot-generated content access as stated in the document.
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Compare across platforms →"When using Copilot at work, all your existing security and compliance requirements are inherited, so only people with the right permissions can access the content it generates.Excerpt from Microsoft's Responsible AI
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This provision places operational responsibility on the deploying organization to maintain accurate and current permission configurations, as Copilot's access controls are stated to be derived from those pre-existing structures rather than independently managed by Microsoft.
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