PSA: Microsoft may be training on your private data without your knowledge

Microsoft refuted this claim: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;x.com&#x2F;Microsoft365&#x2F;status&#x2F;1861160874993463648" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;x.com&#x2F;Microsoft365&#x2F;status&#x2F;1861160874993463648</a><p>&quot;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.&quot; -@Microsoft365

File&gt;Options&gt;Trust Centre (left panel)&gt;Trust Centre Settings (button)&gt;Privacy Options (left panel)&gt;Privacy Settings (button)&gt;uncheck &quot;Turn on optional connected experiences&quot;<p>Wow

I don’t have access to any Windows machines. Otherwise, I’d be tempted to turn this on and pump it full of Markov-chain generated slop.<p>How big would the damage be if a few percent of their userbase did this?

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Microsoft is a powerful company, they know themselves above the Law. So why would they stop?