How to Opt Out of Microsoft Ai
Adrian Vicol
In August 2024, Microsoft announced it would use user interactions with its products, like Bing and Co-Pilot, to train AI systems. This guide explains how you can stop Microsoft from using your data by opting out of their AI training policy.
In August 2024, Microsoft announced that it would begin to use user interactions with some of its product offerings such as Bing, Co-Pilot and Microsoft Start to train its internal AI systems. The company said it was introducing this policy to make its AI services more inclusive and relevant. However, the company also announced that Microsoft users would be able to opt-out of this policy. In this guide, we will show you how you can stop Microsoft from using your data to train its internal AI by opting out of the policy.
Step-by-step guide to Opt-Out of Microsoft AI Training
In the Microsoft Office application, the Microsoft Connected Experiences feature is where this policy does its work. It uses the clause in the service agreement link that allows Microsoft to use your content. The feature makes it possible for Microsoft to analyse files created by users in Excel and Word, which could then be used to train its internal AI systems. Here's how to opt-out:
💡 Pro tip: For this to work, you must be on a Windows PC.
- Step One: Go to “File” on your PC.
- Step Two: Click on “Options”.
- Step Three: Go to the “Trust Center”.
- Step Four: Click on “Trust Center Settings”.
- Step Five: Click on “Privacy Options”.
- Step Six: Click on “Privacy Settings”.
- Step Seven: Uncheck the box labeled “Optional Connected Experiences”.
It seems quite a lot having to go through seven steps to opt-out of Microsoft’s AI Training Policy. However, until Microsoft announces an official opt-out feature, this is the best way to go about it for now.
How to delete your Microsoft personal data?
If you opt out of AI processing, that does not mean that Microsoft no longer keeps your personal data. It has just stopped using it to train their AI models. The only way to get your data deleted from Microsoft is to ask for deletion.
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