Copilot Is 'For Entertainment Purposes Only,' According To Microsoft's ToS
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- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/26/04/06/046228/copilot-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only-according-to-microsofts-tos
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> AI skeptics aren't the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models' outputs -- that's what the AI companies say themselves in their terms of service. Take Microsoft, which is [1]currently focused on getting corporate customers to pay for Copilot. But it's also been [2]getting dinged on social media over Copilot's terms of use , which appear to have been last updated on October 24, 2025. "Copilot is for entertainment purposes only," the company [3]warned . "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."
Microsoft described the terms of service as " [4]legacy language ," saying it will be updated.
Tom's Hardware [5]notes that similar AI warnings remain common across the industry, with companies like OpenAI and xAI also cautioning users not to treat chatbot output as "the truth" or as "a sole service of truth or factual information."
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/microsoft-hit-audacious-copilot-goals-after-wall-street-input
[2] https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/05/copilot-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only-according-to-microsofts-terms-of-service/
[3] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/for-individuals/termsofuse
[4] https://www.pcmag.com/news/copilot-terms-claim-microsofts-ai-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only
[5] https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-says-copilot-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only-not-serious-use-firm-pushing-ai-hard-to-consumers-tells-users-not-to-rely-on-it-for-important-advice
Everything is Copilot (Score:3)
This statement gets scarier with [1]how many "Copilots" [teybannerman.com] exist in Microsoft products.
[1] https://teybannerman.com/strategy/2026/03/31/how-many-microsoft-copilot-are-there.html
Can confirm (Score:1)
My very first copilot experience a few weeks ago was when they stuffed it into Word and I wrote something like
2/22/26 - thing happened
2/23/26 - meeting with whoever
And the completely unpromoted and unrequested in any way summary was "a list of events that happened in Feb 1926"
So it is sort of entertaining, except I had shit to do that day other than babysitting a useless vibe coded pile of garbage that's raising my RAM and SSD and electricity prices, which is significantly less entertaining now that
It is rather amazing (Score:3)
In what other industry can you say,
"We think our product is great/safe/reliable/... but no we absolutely won't stand behind it if anything goes wrong." and have that no impact the marketability.
I am not talking legal or anything like that, just purely from a sales and customer relationship perspective.
Just imagine a GM ad;
"The 2026 Silverado our most capable pickup ever!" - Read in deep dramatic voice
"Remember Chevrolote Silverado models are for entertainment purposely" -Read as the image fades to black in higher pitch at 2x speed.
It would be scandal..but when Microsoft does it, hardly anyone even blinks.
so like faux news (Score:3)
Due to this news, I suggest we refer to it from here on out as "fauxpilot".
Sounds about right (Score:2)
It's always been a toy. Just a very expensive one.
Nope (Score:2)
There is nothing entertaining about enshitification.
"for entertainment purposes only" (Score:1)
Sure, why not just pass all your sensitive personal and corporate data through a "thinking machine," "for entertainment purposes only." Sounds like a great plan that smart people would do. /sarcasm
Re: (Score:2)
> Sure, why not just pass all your sensitive personal and corporate data through a "thinking machine," "for entertainment purposes only." Sounds like a great plan that smart people would do. /sarcasm
Because Microsoft knows that you pay and use all their other easily breachable low security software without any warranty or fitness for any use and always have since the mid-1970s!
This is why almost every platform for Internet services DOES NOT USE Microsoft software. Because finding a security breach or bug can take months or years for Microsoft to fix. If they ever do...
At least, with Open Source software you can fix it or swap it out.