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FYI: This is only for the "Cortana replacement" Copilot, not the other Copilots. This language doesn't appear in GitHub Copilot's Consumer Agreement, for example.
Maybe they shouldn't name everything Copilot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffal...
I told you so, dear LLM evangelists.
FYI: This is only for the "Cortana replacement" Copilot, not the other Copilots. This language doesn't appear in GitHub Copilot's Consumer Agreement, for example.
Maybe they shouldn't name everything Copilot.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_.NET_strategy
Anthropic does a somewhat similar thing. If you visit their ToS (the one for Max/Pro plans) from a European IP address, they replace one section with this: Non-commercial use only. You agree not to use our Services for any commercial or business purposes and we (and our Providers) have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity. It's funny that…
Well, there's your rationale as to why AI cannot replace you. When sh!t hits the fan, Anthropic will immediately point to this clause. Who knows, maybe a court would see it as valid. Meanwhile, your customer (and thus, your management) is looking for someone to blame for excrement making contact with the impellers. And that someone's gonna be you.
When a construction guy messes up measurements and thousands of dollars of work has the be removed and redone, no one thinks of taking the employee to court. Why would you want to take your Ai to court?
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Like when i went to my github account to withdraw all copilot consents - which i never used anyway just to be greeted with an email that welcomed me to copilot and the free plan. No button or link to disable the thing.
> No button or link to disable the thing. The line i initially quoted: > You may stop using Copilot at any time. Was incomplete. It continues with what initially appears to be a non sequitur: > You may stop using Copilot at any time. If you want to close your Microsoft Account, please see the Microsoft Services Agreement. It may not be a non sequitur, but may well be the only way to "opt out" of Copilot.
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My two cents is that if it didn't, 'I didn't know that was illegal/breach of contract' would be a valid legal defense. Although intentionally saying things that contradict whats in the contract might be legally objectionable.
I wish we lived in more of a "spirit of the law" world than a "letter of the law" world, where everything needs to be spelled out, but we don't. A small minority of people enjoy Rules Lawyering their way through life, insisting on trying to "gotcha" counterparties who are acting in good faith, so as a consequence, we all have to be Rules Lawyers and everything needs to be spelled out.
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> 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. Seems pretty clear to me, do you really think people need a lawyer to understand that?
The only thing "clear" about that License agreement is it contradicts all their other marketing about Copilot. So either that document is fraudulent or everyone else at Microsoft is committing fraud daily. Examples from the first search result: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/microsoft-365-copi... Support page with ~25 tutorials provided by Microsoft about how to "Create a document with Copilot" or "Create…
we can’t promise that any Copilot’s Responses won’t infringe someone else’s rights (like their copyrights, trademarks, or rights of privacy) or defame them.
You agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless (including our affiliates, employees and any other agents) from and against any claims, losses, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising from or relating to your use of Copilot
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.
I am working really hard to not start using Copilot. And belive me, if you use any Microsoft products or services they really make it hard to avoid accidentally using the damn thing. Including adding it to your office plan and then charging you 2x.