Copilot Search in Copilot Search: what does this AI read, and can you turn it off?
Checked on October 22, 2026 by verification chain vchain-1
Whether it is on by default is not yet verified; whether it can be turned off is not yet verified.
The facts, edition by edition
| All editions | |
|---|---|
| What the AI does | Summarize “Bing now includes an AI-enhanced web search functionality, Copilot Search, which supports users by reviewing and summarizing search results from across the web, and sparking creativity by helping users create content.” [1] dated copy |
| Model | Not yet verified |
| What it reads | Other data “Bing now includes an AI-enhanced web search functionality, Copilot Search, which supports users by reviewing and summarizing search results from across the web, and sparking creativity by helping users create content.” “Bing services collect and process data in many forms, including text that has been inked or typed, voice data, and images.” [1] dated copy |
| Where the data goes | Not yet verified |
| Trains on your data | Not yet verified |
| On by default | Not yet verified |
| Can be turned off | Not yet verified |
| Billing | Not yet verified |
| Feature type | Not yet verified |
| Frameworks the catalog links to it | Not yet verified |
All editions
- What the AI does
- Summarize “Bing now includes an AI-enhanced web search functionality, Copilot Search, which supports users by reviewing and summarizing search results from across the web, and sparking creativity by helping users create content.” [1] dated copy
- Model
- Not yet verified
- What it reads
- Other data “Bing now includes an AI-enhanced web search functionality, Copilot Search, which supports users by reviewing and summarizing search results from across the web, and sparking creativity by helping users create content.” “Bing services collect and process data in many forms, including text that has been inked or typed, voice data, and images.” [1] dated copy
- Where the data goes
- Not yet verified
- Trains on your data
- Not yet verified
- On by default
- Not yet verified
- Can be turned off
- Not yet verified
- Billing
- Not yet verified
- Feature type
- Not yet verified
- Frameworks the catalog links to it
- Not yet verified
To turn it off
- All editions: Not yet verified
Frameworks the catalog links to it
Linked frameworks will appear once the reference set is published.
- All editions: Not yet verified
Sources
- Microsoft Privacy Statement, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
Change log
No change since first publication.
This fact sheet says nothing about your setup: the free readout, in French for now, reads it in your tools.