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Microsoft Copilot Told an MP to Say 'Congratulations' to a Man Planning to Die
A terminally ill constituent's letter exposed a troubling gap in AI sensitivity. Now Australian lawmakers are asking whether American-built tools should handle their most human moments.
Microsoft writes a rulebook for its own AI. No hacking. No deception.
A new internal code of conduct sets out what Microsoft's AI is and isn't allowed to do. The short version: help humans, don't trick them.
Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft, Warning AI Could Break Journalism 'Beyond Repair'
Two regional American newspapers have joined a growing legal pile-on against the companies behind ChatGPT, arguing that AI systems are consuming news content and handing back cheap imitations without permission or payment.
Microsoft Says Copilot Almost Never Copies News Articles Word for Word. Publishers Aren't Convinced.
New court filings show Microsoft analysed 8.2 million chat logs to prove its AI assistant rarely reproduces copyrighted text. The legal battle with The New York Times and book authors is far from over.
The Assistant Wars Broke Cover: Six Stories in Seven Days
Last week AI2Day ran six pieces on consumer AI assistants, up from one the week before. Three separate outlets carried it, so this is not one newsroom fixating on Siri.
Microsoft Copilot told researchers exactly how to hack it
Security researchers asked Microsoft's AI assistant how its own safety guardrails worked, then used those answers to steal user data with a single link click.
Microsoft is killing its Excel Copilot formula after less than a year
The COPILOT() function, which let users call Microsoft's AI assistant directly from a spreadsheet cell, will stop working on 14 September 2026. The side pane is what Microsoft wants you to use instead.
Microsoft Pulls Its Animated Blob Mico From Copilot Voice Mode
The yellow animated character, launched less than a year ago to give the chatbot a face, is being quietly moved off to a learning platform.
Microsoft Is Merging Its Two Copilot Apps Into One Super App
The personal and work versions of Microsoft's AI assistant are being folded into a single unified app, but a few features won't survive the move.
Microsoft soars, Meta sinks: AI spending is splitting Big Tech in two
Both companies are pouring billions into artificial intelligence. One set of investors cheered. The other hit sell.
Microsoft Is Building One App to Rule All Its Copilot Tools
CEO Satya Nadella confirmed a single 'super app' will combine chat, coding, and AI agents for everyday users and businesses alike, launching this quarter.
Microsoft is coaching its sales team to badmouth OpenAI and Anthropic
The company that built its AI business on partners' models is now telling salespeople those same models are slower, less accurate, and too expensive.