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Here are five things in tech news that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?
1 – Tech News: No, Microsoft isn’t using your Office docs to train its AI.
Users have posted their concerns that Microsoft has been using their private data from Word and Excel documents to train its AI models. Microsoft has officially denied these claims, stating that the Connected Experiences feature in Microsoft 365 apps does not use customer data for training AI. Instead, it enables functionalities like co-authoring documents and checking spelling. Microsoft has emphasized that the settings in question are meant for enabling internet-based features and not for AI training. (Source: The Verge)
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