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 does not use ...

A hot potato: The controversial issue of companies training their AI models on user-generated content is once again under the spotlight. This time, the programs in question are the widely used ...

The setting in question 'only enables features requiring internet access like co-authoring a document,' Microsoft says. "Microsoft Office, like many companies in recent months, has slyly turned on an ...

Microsoft was accused of using data from Word documents and Excel spreadsheets to train AI models earlier this week. The tech giant has denied the rumors, stating, "In the M365 apps, we do not use ...

Microsoft launches 'vibe working' in Office with Agent Mode for Excel/Word and Office Agent for chat, using both OpenAI and ...

Microsoft is adding features that let workers describe what they want in a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file in a Copilot prompt. Why it matters: Generative AI can now do the heavy lifting of finding ...

Microsoft launches Agent Mode in Excel and Word plus Office Agent, letting users automate tasks across Microsoft 365.

Microsoft is introducing 'vibe working' to its Office suite of apps, which now feature new AI agents built in to help users ...

To try Agent Mode in Excel, you need to get the Excel Labs add-in and choose Agent Mode. In Word, you can just open Copilot ...

Microsoft will pay Anthropic for access to its AI models. They'll go toward new features in Office 365 platforms. Microsoft and OpenAI are distancing themselves from one another. Microsoft will ...