Microsoft Copilot in Outlook in Microsoft 365 Copilot: what does this AI read, and can you turn it off?
Checked on October 27, 2026
This AI is not on by default; it can be turned off.
The facts, edition by edition
| All editions | |
|---|---|
| What the AI does | Summarize “Microsoft Copilot in Outlook can summarize an email thread, suggest action items, replies, and follow-up meetings.” [4] dated copy |
| Model | Not yet verified |
| What it reads | Email “Microsoft Copilot in Outlook can summarize an email thread, suggest action items, replies, and follow-up meetings.” “Microsoft Copilot in Outlook helps manage the email inbox and create impactful communication more efficiently.” [4] dated copy |
| Where the data goes | Not documented by the vendor “Models provided by Anthropic as a subprocessor are currently excluded from the EU Data Boundary.” “EU traffic stays within the EU Data Boundary while worldwide traffic can be sent to the EU and other countries or regions for LLM processing.” [3] dated copy |
| Trains on your data | No “Data stored about user interactions with Microsoft Copilot is encrypted and isn't used to train foundation models (including those used by Microsoft Copilot) from model providers such as Microsoft (Azure Open AI Service), Anthropic, or OpenAI.” “isn't used to train foundation models (including those used by Microsoft Copilot) from model providers such as Microsoft (Azure Open AI Service), Anthropic, or OpenAI.” “Prompts, responses, and data accessed through Microsoft Graph aren't used to train foundation LLMs, including those used by Microsoft Copilot.” [4] dated copy |
| On by default | No “Une licence distincte pour une offre Microsoft 365 éligible est nécessaire.” [1] |
| Can be turned off | Yes “If you turn off connected experiences that analyze your content on devices in your organization, Microsoft Copilot features won't be available to your users in the following apps:” [3] dated copy |
| 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 “Microsoft Copilot in Outlook can summarize an email thread, suggest action items, replies, and follow-up meetings.” [4] dated copy
- Model
- Not yet verified
- What it reads
- Email “Microsoft Copilot in Outlook can summarize an email thread, suggest action items, replies, and follow-up meetings.” “Microsoft Copilot in Outlook helps manage the email inbox and create impactful communication more efficiently.” [4] dated copy
- Where the data goes
- Not documented by the vendor “Models provided by Anthropic as a subprocessor are currently excluded from the EU Data Boundary.” “EU traffic stays within the EU Data Boundary while worldwide traffic can be sent to the EU and other countries or regions for LLM processing.” [3] dated copy
- Trains on your data
- No “Data stored about user interactions with Microsoft Copilot is encrypted and isn't used to train foundation models (including those used by Microsoft Copilot) from model providers such as Microsoft (Azure Open AI Service), Anthropic, or OpenAI.” “isn't used to train foundation models (including those used by Microsoft Copilot) from model providers such as Microsoft (Azure Open AI Service), Anthropic, or OpenAI.” “Prompts, responses, and data accessed through Microsoft Graph aren't used to train foundation LLMs, including those used by Microsoft Copilot.” [4] dated copy
- On by default
- No “Une licence distincte pour une offre Microsoft 365 éligible est nécessaire.” [1]
- Can be turned off
- Yes “If you turn off connected experiences that analyze your content on devices in your organization, Microsoft Copilot features won't be available to your users in the following apps:” [3] dated copy
- Billing
- Not yet verified
- Feature type
- Not yet verified
- Frameworks the catalog links to it
- Not yet verified
To turn it off
- All editions: Yes “If you turn off connected experiences that analyze your content on devices in your organization, Microsoft Copilot features won't be available to your users in the following apps:” [3] dated copy
Frameworks the catalog links to it
Linked frameworks will appear once the reference set is published.
- All editions: Not yet verified
Sources
- Microsoft 365 Copilot, tarifs entreprise, Microsoft, October 8, 2026
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Business, tarifs, Microsoft, October 8, 2026
- Data, Privacy, and Security for Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Application card: Microsoft Copilot (for organizations), Microsoft, October 22, 2026
Change log
No change since first publication.
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