Microsoft Copilot Studio in Microsoft 365 Copilot: 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; it cannot be turned off.
The facts, edition by edition
| All editions | |
|---|---|
| What the AI does | Two vendor statements
|
| Model | GPT “Generative orchestration filters knowledge sources by using an internal GPT model when there are more than 25 different knowledge sources.” “dynamically generated using AI models, such as Generative Pretrained Transformers (GPTs)” “These events are dynamically generated using AI models, such as Generative Pretrained Transformers (GPTs).” [6] dated copy |
| What it reads | Documents “Searches documents uploaded to Dataverse, returns results from the document contents” [6] dated copy |
| Where the data goes | Global “By using Copilot Studio, you can deploy your agent to any of the Microsoft Azure datacenters around the world.” “Models marked as cross-geo might process data outside of your region.” “Data processed within an experimental model might be processed and stored outside of your organization's geographical boundaries.” “Allow data movement across geographic locations for generative AI features at the environment level.” [4, 5] dated copy dated copy |
| Trains on your data | Not yet verified |
| On by default | Not yet verified |
| Can be turned off | No “You can't disable agent creation.” [7] 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
- Two vendor statements
- Code “Créez et personnalisez vos propres agents” [3]
- Act “predefined sequences of flow actions to execute repetitive tasks quickly, without requiring agent reasoning and orchestration at each step” [2]
- Search “It searches all public websites indexed by Bing.” [6]
- Model
- GPT “Generative orchestration filters knowledge sources by using an internal GPT model when there are more than 25 different knowledge sources.” “dynamically generated using AI models, such as Generative Pretrained Transformers (GPTs)” “These events are dynamically generated using AI models, such as Generative Pretrained Transformers (GPTs).” [6] dated copy
- What it reads
- Documents “Searches documents uploaded to Dataverse, returns results from the document contents” [6] dated copy
- Where the data goes
- Global “By using Copilot Studio, you can deploy your agent to any of the Microsoft Azure datacenters around the world.” “Models marked as cross-geo might process data outside of your region.” “Data processed within an experimental model might be processed and stored outside of your organization's geographical boundaries.” “Allow data movement across geographic locations for generative AI features at the environment level.” [4, 5] dated copy dated copy
- Trains on your data
- Not yet verified
- On by default
- Not yet verified
- Can be turned off
- No “You can't disable agent creation.” [7] 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: No “You can't disable agent creation.” [7] dated copy
Frameworks the catalog links to it
Linked frameworks will appear once the reference set is published.
- All editions: Not yet verified
Sources
- Agents in Copilot Chat, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Billing rates and management (Copilot Studio), Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Tarifs Copilot Studio, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Data locations in Copilot Studio, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Select a primary AI model for your agent, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Knowledge sources summary, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Security FAQs for Copilot Studio, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Copilot Studio overview, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Application card: Microsoft Copilot (for organizations), Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Microsoft 365 Roadmap, ID 558286, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
Change log
- October 26, 2026 · All editions · ai_type: Agent → Two vendor statements · correction by Ojja [3, 9]
- October 26, 2026 · All editions · models: [{"maker":"not_disclosed","name":"Grok-4.1 Fast (Non-Reasoning)","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}},{"maker":"not_disclosed","name":"internal GPT model","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}}] → [{"maker":"Anthropic","name":"Claude Fable 5.1","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}},{"maker":"Anthropic","name":"Claude Opus 4.7","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}},{"maker":"Anthropic","name":"Claude Opus 4.8","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}},{"maker":"Anthropic","name":"Claude Opus 5","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}},{"maker":"OpenAI","name":"GPT-6 Astra","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}},{"maker":"not_disclosed","name":"GPT Chat Latest","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}},{"maker":"not_disclosed","name":"GPTs","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}},{"maker":"not_disclosed","name":"Grok-4.1 Fast (Non-Reasoning)","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}},{"maker":"not_disclosed","name":"internal GPT model","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}},{"maker":"not_disclosed","name":"not_disclosed","open_weights":"not_disclosed","hosting":{"provider":"not_disclosed","regions":["not_disclosed"]}}] · correction by Ojja [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10]
- October 26, 2026 · All editions · Where the data goes: Yes → Not documented by the vendor · correction by Ojja [5]
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