Microsoft's new AI features in Word and Excel raise alarms over its data scraping practices and user privacy implications.

Microsoft has denied claims that it uses Microsoft 365 apps (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) to collect data to train the company's artificial intelligence (AI) models. "Microsoft does not ...

Microsoft denies using customer data for AI training, stating the feature is ... Microsoft Office, which includes popular productivity apps like Word and Excel, has been accused of scraping ...

Microsoft denies scraping user data from Word and Excel for AI training purposes. The Connected Experiences feature collects data unless manually disabled by users. Microsoft assures that user ...

A hot potato: The controversial issue of companies training ... users' Word and Excel documents to train its internal AI systems. It's turned on by default, too. Heads up: Microsoft Office ...

Several users suspected Microsoft was using their data for AI training. "Microsoft Office, like many companies in recent months, has slyly turned on an 'opt-out' feature that scrapes your Word and ...

The controversy erupted as social media users speculated the possibility based on the "opt-out" feature inside Microsoft 365 Suite ...

Concerns are raised over Microsoft’s use of customer data for AI training But the company confirmed it does not use customer ...

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