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 has denies rumors of using Microsoft 365 customer data data to train AI models. The company took to social media and shared statements to explain its Connected Experiences within Microsoft 365.

Microsoft 365 is down, with users reporting issues with Teams, Outlook, Word and Excel. Microsoft has said it is 'investigating access issues' and is working to fix the problem

This week, Microsoft refuted reports claiming that it is training its Copilot AI on data customers store in Microsoft 365.

Microsoft 365 users voice concern over AI scraping allegations, but the company states that it isn't doing anything of the sort.

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

Following concerns that Microsoft is using connected experiences in its office apps to train its AI language models, the company clarified that worries are unfounded.

Microsoft has reached out to confirm that it does not use customer data to train its large language models. They