Vision is the first AI experience of its kind, available only on Microsoft Edge. It is a new way to invite AI along with you as you navigate the web, tucked neatly into the bottom of your Edge browser whenever you want to ask for help. It’s almost like having a second set of eyes as you browse, just turn on Copilot Vision to instantly scan, analyze, and offer insights based on what it sees.  
 
For example, imagine having it help you plan a fun day at a museum, pointing out all the information you need to know before you visit.

Or maybe Vision could help with your holiday shopping by pointing out which products you see on a page that match your needs and preferences.

Vision could even simplify information and learning. Watch Vision help us learn how to play a new game, like Geoguessr.

Your Privacy Matters

As we’ve built Copilot Vision, we have made your security, control and privacy the top priority.  To start, Vision is entirely opt-in, so you decide when to turn it on as your second set of eyes on the web. In addition, once you end a session with Vision, all data about what you say and the context you share with Copilot is deleted. Every time you use Vision, your data is handled and protected in accordance with the Microsoft Privacy Statement.  Only Copilot’s responses are logged to improve our safety systems.   

Early Feedback 

Vision is still an experimental experience. As we roll this out, Vision will only interact with a select set of websites to start. Over time, we will cautiously expand this list. It’s important to stress that Vision does not capture, store or use any data from publishers to train our models. In short, we’re prioritizing copyright, creators, and our user’s privacy and safety – and are putting them all first.   

We’re encouraged by early feedback, working closely with a group of impartial testers outside of Microsoft, to help us make this a useful and safe experience right out of the gate. Some of those we’ve collaborated with are third-party publishers, who help us understand how Vision could be used to help people better engage and make decisions on their pages. These inputs will help us design Vision to be more helpful in how it interacts with web pages.  

Availability 

We are rolling Vision out carefully, coming first to a limited number of Copilot Pro subscribers in the United States, through Copilot Labs. As mentioned, Vision will only work on a select set of websites initially. We’re taking our time to gather feedback, iterate on the technology, and will expand access to more Pro subscribers and more websites over time.  

Thank you again to everyone using Copilot and sharing feedback on what’s working, and what can be improved. It’s how we will make AI more supportive and truly helpful. Join us on this journey: learn about Copilot Labs, or see what you can already do today with Copilot in Edge, or Copilot on iOS, Android and other social apps. 

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We’re energized by this feedback and are committed to delivering incredible new AI experiences for everyone. Fundamental to this process is our full commitment to earning your trust through transparency, accountability, and user control. That’s why we’re sharing some upcoming changes in how we will use consumer data, and our approach to ensuring our users are always in control.  

• We will soon start using consumer data from Copilot, Bing, and Microsoft Start (MSN) (including interactions with advertisements) to help train the generative AI models in Copilot. We are making this change as real-world consumer interactions provide greater breadth and diversity in training data. We believe this will help us build more inclusive, relevant products, and improve the experience for all users. For example, our AI models can learn from an aggregated set of thumbs up/thumbs down selections to provide better, more useful responses in the future. Our AI models can learn colloquial phrases or local references from Copilot conversations. Our AI models can also learn from Microsoft advertising segments what, broadly, is most interesting and compelling to consumers, helping the models deliver more relevant content in the future. 

• We will also make it simple for consumers to opt-out of their data being used for training, with clear notices displayed in Copilot, Bing, and Microsoft Start. We will start providing these opt-out controls in October, and we won’t begin training our AI models on this data until at least 15 days after we notify consumers that the opt-out controls are available.  

In short, we will always ask first, and we’ll always put you in control. 

These changes will only apply to consumers who are signed into their Microsoft Account. Consumers will retain existing controls over their data, and there are no changes to the existing options to manage how their data is used to personalize Microsoft services for them. In addition, this change only applies to how we will start training our generative AI models in Copilot, and does not change existing uses of consumer data as outlined in the Microsoft Privacy Statement. 

We will gradually roll this out in different markets to ensure we get this right for consumers and to comply with privacy laws around the world. For example, we will not offer this setting or conduct training on consumer data from the European Economic Area (EEA) until further notice. To learn more, please see our FAQ here. 

When we begin training, we will continue to adhere to the following data protection commitments: 

• Your data will not be used to identify you: Before training these AI models, we will remove information that may identify you, such as names, phone numbers, device or account identifiers, sensitive personal data, physical addresses, and email addresses. 

• Your data will be kept private: Your data remains private when using our services and is not disclosed without your permission. Generative AI models do not store training data or return it to provide a response, and instead are designed to generate new content. We continuously evaluate our models for privacy and safety, including conducting testing and building filters that screen out previously published or used material. We will protect your personal data as explained in the Microsoft Privacy Statement and in compliance with privacy laws around the world. 

• Data from minors will not be used for training: We will only train our generative AI models on data from consumers who tell us they are 18 years or older. 

There are no changes to how Microsoft manages commercial customers’ data. More information about how we manage commercial customer data can be found here. 

We are fully committed to earning your trust. We will remain steadfast in protecting your data and will be open about what we do with it, and why. If we plan for additional changes to how we use consumer data for training our generative AI models in Copilot, we will share that transparently and will ensure there remains an ability for consumers to stay in control and choose whether to allow that.  

Once again, we will always ask first, and we’ll always put you in control. 

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