No, Gaming Copilot doesn’t watch your gameplay to train its AI, Microsoft says – but tests show there is another side effect

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• A claim has been made that Windows 11's Gaming Copilot AI might be capturing gameplay and sending it back to Microsoft
• Gaming Copilot is a beta AI feature in the Game Bar
• There's confusion about whether this privacy concern is valid or not, but it's clear that Gaming Copilot can impact your frame rates (slightly) in games

Update: We've updated this story to include a statement made by a Microsoft spokesperson, after reaching out for clarification on the matter. The statement confirms that Gaming Copilot is an optional feature that only works once enabled during gameplay and does not capture gameplay to train AI models.