Microsoft is scraping Word and Excel data to "train AI models"

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• phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Serious question: is there a way to completely disable this for SharePoint? We searched everywhere and haven’t found options to disable it without wrecking SharePoint for the users.

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• shath@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  breaking nda time

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• Owljfien@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Wonder whether they would ever scrape vscode or whether they expect that particular cohort may take less kindly to it

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  • cybersandwich@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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    • Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I use vscode but I’m not on github.

      Anyone know an ok editir for C#/Godot on Linux BTW?

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• Letstakealook@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Who is paying for an office subscription? I know businesses utilize office, but there are several FOSS options that I’m aware of and have used, and I’m not even a FOSS prosletyzer. I even used them in college with zero issues. Individuals shouldn’t even be bothering with this crap.

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  • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Who is paying? Enough that microsoft could shut down all active development and still make a net profit for 1000 years.

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• ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  yeah, no. looking at how the average person uses excel, this isn’t the greatest idea.

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  • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Oh it’s good. AI can’t do complex spreadsheets worth a damn. But making run of the mill bullshit? That’s right up its alley.

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  • HessiaNerd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Seriously. I’m embarrassed about most of my spreadsheets. They end up more as notepads than anything…

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    • Dultas@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Should I make a bulleted list? Nah, just throw it in a spreadsheet.

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• can@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Misrepresenting the article. Title is “Is Microsoft scraping Word and Excel data to train AI models?” and the site explicitly states “However, The Stack has learned that these concerns are inaccurate, and Microsoft has denied claims that it is feeding private information to large language models.”

  They’re open to tips but presently its not actually being claimed anywhere.

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  • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    A Microsoft spokesperson explicitly denied claims that it was using M365 data to train AI models and said: “In Microsoft 365 consumer and commercial applications, Microsoft does not use customer data to train large language models without your permission.”

    Did you see it? Did you catch the fnord there? (hint: they slip it in the end there, if you know how they mean: BOGU)

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    • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’m not saying I trust them, but where do they ask for permission?

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  • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The article was originally published under "Microsoft is scraping Word and Excel data to “train AI models” which comes directly from my RSS feed.

    I don’t agree with the decision to change the title and the whole argument based on a proven liar denial, hence me keeping that original title.

    Here is the alternative source that reiterated the main point: Microsoft Word and Excel AI data scraping slyly switched to opt-in by default — the opt-out toggle is not that easy to find

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