Is Microsoft scraping Word and Excel data to train AI models?
www.thestack.technology
"This can’t be real. It's unbelievable that they quietly enabled this."

“This can’t be real. It’s unbelievable that they quietly enabled this.”

Edit: Existing title was used in the originally published article.

  • canEnglish
    255·
    9 days ago

    Misrepresenting the article. Title is “Is Microsoft scraping Word and Excel data to train AI models?” and the site explicitly states “However, The Stack has learned that these concerns are inaccurate, and Microsoft has denied claims that it is feeding private information to large language models.”

    They’re open to tips but presently its not actually being claimed anywhere.

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
      24·
      9 days ago

      The article was originally published under "Microsoft is scraping Word and Excel data to “train AI models” which comes directly from my RSS feed.

      I don’t agree with the decision to change the title and the whole argument based on a proven liar denial, hence me keeping that original title.

      Here is the alternative source that reiterated the main point: Microsoft Word and Excel AI data scraping slyly switched to opt-in by default — the opt-out toggle is not that easy to find

    • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      9 days ago

      A Microsoft spokesperson explicitly denied claims that it was using M365 data to train AI models and said: “In Microsoft 365 consumer and commercial applications, Microsoft does not use customer data to train large language models without your permission.”

      Did you see it? Did you catch the fnord there? (hint: they slip it in the end there, if you know how they mean: BOGU)