Control whether your conversations are used for Microsoft Copilot model training
Microsoft Copilot uses your chat conversations to improve its AI model and become more helpful, but you can choose to opt out.
Copilot is Microsoft’s AI assistant that learns from real user interactions to get better at answering questions and performing tasks. Microsoft collects chat data to train these AI models, aiming to make Copilot more accurate and faster for everyone.
Users control whether personal conversations contribute to Microsoft Copilot training data. This choice is important for users who prefer specific chat history not be used for general model improvement. Microsoft Copilot uses user data for model improvement with user consent.
Go to your Copilot Privacy settings and turn off “Training on conversation activity.” If you use voice commands, also disable “Training on voice conversations.” This prevents your chats and audio from being used for AI model training.
Find Your Privacy Settings
You can control if Microsoft Copilot uses your conversations for training by finding your privacy settings. Look for your profile picture on copilot.com, click it, then select your profile name to find the ‘Privacy’ option.
- If you use Copilot on the web (copilot.com): Look for your profile picture. Click it, then choose your profile name. You should then see an option for “Privacy.”
- If you use Copilot built into Windows or macOS: Click your profile picture inside the Copilot window. Then, go to “Settings” and look for the “Privacy” section.
- If you use the Copilot mobile app: Open the main menu, tap your profile picture, and then go to “Account,” then “Privacy.”
Control “Training on conversation activity”
To stop Copilot from using your typed or spoken chats for training, find the ‘Training on conversation activity’ setting. This toggle specifically controls whether your general interactions are used to improve the AI models.
What to do: Locate the “Training on conversation activity” setting. If you wish to prevent your conversations from being used for AI model training, toggle this switch to OFF.
Disabling the AI model training setting stops Copilot from using future chats for AI model improvement. This action signals that users do not want their conversations included in training data, preventing any new chat content from being used to refine Microsoft's AI models starting immediately after the setting is changed.
Check “Training on voice conversations”
If you talk to Copilot, you should also check the ‘Training on voice conversations’ setting. This separate option lets you decide if your voice commands and audio input are used to train the AI.
To prevent Microsoft Copilot from using your voice commands for model training, locate the "Training on voice conversations" toggle. Turn this specific toggle OFF. This action ensures that your voice command data is excluded from future training processes.
Voice recordings or their text transcriptions will not improve Microsoft Copilot's ability to understand and respond to spoken language. This setting stops Microsoft from using your spoken queries for training the AI model.
References:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/microsoft-copilot-privacy-controls
Summary
You can manage whether Microsoft Copilot uses your chats for training by adjusting privacy settings. Go to your Copilot profile and turn off ‘Training on conversation activity’ and ‘Training on voice conversations’ if you don’t want your data used.
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