Microsoft Copilot terms of service have been updated to include this gem: "Copilot is for entertainment purposes only." theregister.com/2026/04/02/cop…
Even Microsoft know Copilot can't be trusted
: Terms admit it is for entertainment only and may get things wrongRichard Speed (The Register)
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in reply to Matt Palmer • • •@womble "For Entertainment Purposes Only" is the disclaimer that Tarot Readers and Astrologers have to put on their businesses in some jurisdictions to avoid being charged with fraud
The fact that they've slapped it on copilot tells me that their legal team has concerns
Trump & Epstein: Biz partners.
in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •"Entertainment"??? 🤨
Me: "CoPilot: What was the capitol of East Germany?"
CoPilot: "Okay. Two dogs walk into a beer hall in East Berlin..."
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •#copilot will be excited to find this one day >.<
#alttext "adapted 2012 Tom Toro New Yorker cartoon - the original caption read "Yes, the planet got destroyed, but for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders" - here the text reads "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WORLD DADDY? WE DESTROYED IT, BUT FOR ONE BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN TIME, WE HAD COPILOT ENTERTAINMENT""
João Tiago Rebelo (NAFO J-121)
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in reply to João Tiago Rebelo (NAFO J-121) • • •@jt_rebelo Strictly speaking that's the ToS for the 'consumer' version; so it's even more expansive in its data collection; but I don't think that MS actually has anything better for Fancy Enterprise Copilot 365 (E5); except possibly more aggressive 'burn more tokens if the first time seemed too nonsensical' defaults.
At least the consumer ToS assures us that "you may stop using copilot at any time" your average Azure tenant sure doesn't make it seem that way.
Jer
in reply to João Tiago Rebelo (NAFO J-121) • • •@jt_rebelo The one where they advertise that CoPilot can do your Excel well enough to run your business for you
For entertainment purposes only of course. Hilarity ensues when the tax man cometh to see the spreadsheets that copilot cooked for you!
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Verily!
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •I'm laughing as hard as I can.
Oh, wait - I thought about the M$ investors and now I'm laughing even harder.
Copilot is hella entertaining.
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •Or, well... you have to laugh, because otherwise you'd have to cry, right?
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It's not the customer that's being "entertained" by AI spyware.
theatlantic.com/technology/202…
economist.com/international/20…
usatoday.com/story/opinion/202…
washingtonpost.com/opinions/in…
It's the fossil fuel industry that is entertained by the conversion of general purpose computing into surveillance platforms.
forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2…
When a corporation aligns itself with Koch Network, a major funder behind Trump...
desmog.com/2025/12/11/the-koch…
forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/202…
nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/poli…
We're creating AI that could surveil US citizens. And the government is in on it. | Opinion
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •This part makes it sound like a little dictator buddy.
"IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES & WARNINGS...
- WITHOUT LIMITING SECTION 12 OF THE MICROSOFT SERVICES AGREEMENT IN ANY WAY, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY, WE DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND ABOUT COPILOT. For example, 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 are solely responsible if you choose to publish or share Copilot’s Responses publicly or with any other person."
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It was named Visual *Studio* Code for a reason.
Code, linter, action! 🎬🤓
Angie
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •TechBro's: AI means you can sack all your staff
TechBro's Lawyers: AI; For entertainment purposes only.
Aria <3
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •So its in the same realm as tarot readings and seances?
I wonder when the federal government will ban it?
AJD
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •Well, well. The ideal "productivity booster" for any business-related activity using a Windows PC, which Microslop has been pushing desperately and obsessively onto every Windows user on the planet, in fact even onto hardware, demanding a new key on keyboards from laptop-manufacturing partners, now turns out to be "for entertainment purposes only." Well, well, well, you don't say...
New Microslop motto to expect next ought to be therefore something like: "Entertainment, the new key to business productivity"
Valju Hiltunen
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •Solid business plan
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •"Our toy operating system that always crashes and wastes your time and drives you insane now includes something new that also doesn't work as expected." -- Microsoft
How is that even news?
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