Don't trust everything you hear. Microsoft does NOT use your data from Microsoft 365 to train AI models.

Microsoft Word open on an HP Spectre x360 16 (2024).

What you need to know

• Microsoft was accused of using data from Word documents and Excel spreadsheets to train AI models earlier this week.
• The tech giant has denied the rumors, stating, "In the M365 apps, we do not use customer data to train LLMs. This setting only enables features requiring internet access like co-authoring a document."
• Many were concerned about rumors because private and sensitive data is often placed in documents and spreadsheets.
• Microsoft's past surrounding training AI models, including a new LinkedIn feature that allows the company to train models using data from the social media platform, likely contributed to people assuming the worst from the company.