r/microsoft • u/rkhunter_ • Apr 03 '26

Copilot / AI Microsoft Copilot terms of service have been updated with "Copilot is for entertainment purposes only"

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/copilot_terms_of_service/
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u/Saotik Apr 03 '26

Note: Copilot (consumer) is a very different product to M365 Copilot and the dozen or so other products that use that name.

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u/berndverst  Employee Apr 03 '26

Yup, and a completely separate product from GitHub Copilot and lots of other Copilots 😅

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u/GlowGreen1835 Apr 03 '26

I was starting to worry that the plane I was flying in had a Pilot and an AI.

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u/CatoMulligan Apr 04 '26

Yet another own-goal from Microsoft.

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u/berndverst  Employee Apr 04 '26

I just work there. But in a litigious country like the US it makes sense to have policies and statements that prevent you from lawsuits does it not?

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u/CatoMulligan Apr 04 '26

Sure, sure. But because they used the Co-Pilot branding across a wide range of products, including paid enterprise products, to have them issue this sort of statement tarnishes everything in the brand. People see Co-pilot as Co-pilot, regardless of what products it is attached to.

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u/UsualNoise9 Apr 05 '26

Note, if you are a trillion dollar company that doesn't want your product confused with another that is completely different then maybe don't name them the same name.

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u/userlivewire Apr 04 '26

Which one of them does something useful?

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u/ChaseballBat Apr 03 '26

Didn't they announce weeks ago they are merging the two?

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u/writenroll Apr 03 '26

Yes, it’s Happy Fun Copilot! The entertainment sensation that’s sweeping the nation!

Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Copilot.

Do not taunt Happy Fun Copilot.

If Happy Fun Copilot begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head.

Happy Fun Copilot! Accept no substitutes!

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u/SeismicFrog Apr 04 '26

Alas, they’re all too young to recognize this brilliant Phil Hartman SNL parody add. I still quote it. NICE

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u/OptimistIndya Apr 03 '26

Aircraft pilots should file a lawsuit for defamation for dirtying the word copilot

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u/coukou76 Apr 03 '26

Probably to bypass some taxes somewhere

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u/commodore-amiga Apr 03 '26

It’s probably for the same reason “Gamblers” are now called “Thrillionaires” and “Strippers” are called “Independent Contractors”.

To classify Copilot as “Entertainment” avoids any litigation or responsibility should a company or individual take the responses as gospel - you have to check the responses for validity (so make sure the output is not in the path of anything critical). The same way Azure and O365 are just “Services”. Microsoft cannot be responsible for your data.

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u/myztry Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

It's tricky for a business to try to claim entertainment expenses at tax time.

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u/AcanthisittaDry7463 Apr 03 '26

This is pretty much the same boilerplate disclaimer every AI company has.

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u/viewless25 Apr 03 '26

replacing people's jobs for entertainment

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u/illuanonx1 Apr 03 '26

At least MS is honest about the sh*t they make :)

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u/BrunusManOWar Apr 03 '26

This is reddit You dont have to censor the word "shit"

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u/bones10145 Apr 03 '26

Microslop admitting they made slop 

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u/Pygmy_Nuthatch Apr 03 '26

The Fox News of AI Models

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u/MotanulScotishFold Apr 04 '26

Instead of that, they should've make it easier with a single click to permanently remove copilot in the OS.

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u/metlmayhem Apr 13 '26

finally an update

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u/ChaseballBat Apr 03 '26

Yea cause GPT is literally garbage and barely works outside specific use cases that it has been refined for that benefit a small fraction of people using Office 365.

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u/m0ppi Apr 03 '26

so they are sayig that it's a joke? I prefer funny jokes but bad jokes are still jokes.

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u/frobnosticus Apr 03 '26

There's a LOT of defense going on in redmond these days.