Personal Copilot in workplaces is driving sysadmins crazy

Microsoft recently introduced the Microsoft 365 Premium subscription, which essentially combines the Microsoft 365 Family Plan with an add-on Copilot Pro for $19,99/month, adding another expensive package for subscribers willing to pay more for the service.

But there's another change that has caused concern among IT administrators around the world. Microsoft is supporting the use of personal Copilot licenses in work environments...

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Microsoft’s reasoning for this decision is that even if workplaces don’t offer AI licenses, employees will be able to use the technology through alternative means, such as their personal accounts. This can be particularly dangerous, as these personal tools haven’t been vetted for corporate use. Microsoft, on the other hand, wants to allow “bring your own Copilot.”

Employees will be able to sign in to Microsoft 365 apps through personal and work accounts, so Redmond will allow them to use their personal Copilot license on work documents, even if their organization doesn't offer a commercial license for Copilot.

Microsoft says that Copilot's access to work documents can be controlled by the user's account permissions, and therefore corporate data is protected.

Administrators will have the ability to disable this functionality completely or for specific users. Of course, administrators are rightly concerned.

So Microsoft has created a dedicated FAQ section for any potential concerns administrators may have. Among them is the clarification that this functionality is not available for government customers and that Microsoft will not use work data interactions to train its models.

You can find more details here.

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