Microsoft: Copilot is for entertainment purposes only

Handy-Man

Seems fine to me for the consumer facing product terms lol

jeffwask

I can hear the lawyers huddled around a conference table rolling the bones and chanting the sacred words to come up with that "get out of trouble free" card. It told your son he had terminal cancer and should kill himself... sorry, it clearly says for Entertainment Purposes only.

Simulacra

If it's for entertainment purposes only then why is it being shoved down our throats at every opportunity???

ortusdux

It worked for Fox News

ar0

To be clear this is only for the standalone Copilot chat or app and website; not for the “Copilot” services integrated into Office 365 etc.

wxw

> Copilot is for entertainment purposes only. It can make mistakes, and it may not work as intended. Don’t rely on Copilot for important advice. Use Copilot at your own risk. > We don’t own Your Content, but we may use Your Content to operate Copilot and improve it. By using Copilot, you grant us permission to use Your Content, which means we can copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, edit, translate, and reformat it, and we can give those same rights to others who work on our behalf. lol

ratelimitsteve

i like the way that when ai does something good of course the people who built it should make a lot of money but when it does something bad no one is responsible

maieuticagent

They're just trying to pick up that Disney deal (Clippy rhymes with Mickey)

everdrive

Lawyers are playing Calvinball again. I have no idea why the law finds this kind of argumentation compelling. "I clearly intentionally deceived, but I stashed some bullshit legalese into a document no one will read so my deception is completely OK."

monegator

> Copilot may include advertising

sgbeal

The section titled > IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES & WARNINGS Tells us: > You may stop using Copilot at any time. That's an odd thing to include in a ToS.

giancarlostoro

How does this affect Copilot in VS 2022 / VS 2026? Because this is kind of insulting to a professional. I really wish Microsoft would learn to name things correctly. There's Copilot the ChatGPT-like service, then there's Copilot for Visual Studio which is not the same as far as I can tell.

nerdjon

Can I get this on a sticker to pass out anyone tries to shove copilot down my throat at work? Maybe a shirt, could sell it on the Microsoft store even. Now that would be entertainment.

yoyohello13

I've been reading Jurassic Park recently. Hammond's monologue about expensive technology only being fundable via Entertainment seems very relevant.

Raed667

a blanket "entertainment only" disclaimer likely wouldn't survive scrutiny for a product actively/relentlessly marketed as a productivity tool

staticautomatic

Guys they're just disclaiming warranties relax

LurkandComment

I thought a year ago when I bought a new laptop with 365 and Copilot integrated that they would make better use of AI and its integration. I can't think of when I actually used it and cancelled any subscription associated with it. On the otherhand, I use ChatGPT all the time.

ashleyn

Ah yes, the new "for tobacco use only" of tech.

jrochkind1

No way that holds up in court when they are marketing it for things other than entertainment.

anthk

I told you so, dear LLM evangelists.