Microsoft Sets the Record Straight: AI Rumors Debunked and Ignite Copilot Updates!

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This Week in IT, Microsoft isn’t collecting your data to train AI models and a rundown of the most important Copilot updates from Ignite 2024.

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Episode overview

This Week in IT, there’s a rumor circulating about Microsoft using customer data to train AI models and I have Copilot updates from the Ignite 2024 conference:

Microsoft AI Data Rumor: Microsoft denied a rumor that it uses customer data from Word and Excel to train its AI models, clarifying that the setting in question pertains to Microsoft Connected Experiences and not AI data scraping.
Connected Experiences Explained: Microsoft Connected Experiences include features like co-authoring in Word documents and cloud storage, which have been part of Microsoft 365 for a long time, and are not related to AI training.
Copilot Updates from Ignite 2024: Several announcements related to Copilot were made at the Ignite 2024 conference, including new features for automating tasks and interacting with data across Microsoft 365 apps.
Copilot Actions and Agents: Copilot actions allow users to automate repetitive tasks using customizable prompts, while Copilot agents can be configured for specific tasks like taking meeting notes in Teams.
Copilot Control System: Microsoft introduced the Copilot Control System for better data protection and management, providing administrators with tools to analyze usage and trends within Microsoft 365.

Russell Smith

Editorial Director at Petri IT Knowledgebase. Russell has more than 20 years' experience working in IT. From small business to large government IT infrastructure projects. Russell started his writing career for Windows IT Pro magazine in the early 2000s. Since then, Russell has contributed to a variety of publications, including Petri, CDW's list of publications, and various industry blogs including Netwrix, BeyondTrust, and others. In addition to more than 1000 articles Russell has authored, he has also written a book on Windows security and co-authored another for Microsoft's MOAC series. Russell has also authored several courses for Pluralsight.