It denied claims that it uses user data from Microsoft 365 appssuch as Word and Excel, to train AI models, Microsoft.

The response came after comments from users on social media, who pointed out that the company requires users to opt out of the feature “connected experiences“, which they claimed is used to train artificial intelligence models.

“These claims are untrue. Microsoft does not use customer data from Microsoft 365 consumer and commercial applications to train underlying large language models,” a Microsoft spokesman said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

The spokesperson added that the “connected experiences” feature enables features like collaborative authoring and cloud storage, and has nothing to do with how the company trains its large language models.

Discussions on social media show that people remain concerned about their data being used to train AI models without their permission.