Auto assist in Zendesk Copilot: what does this AI read, and can you turn it off?

Checked on October 28, 2026 by verification chain vchain-1

Whether it is on by default is not yet verified; it can be turned off.

The facts, edition by edition

	All editions
What the AI does	Two vendor statements Reply “Auto Assist gives agents proactive AI-powered guidance support directly in their workspace, helping them respond faster and more consistently.” [1] Act “It can also automatically perform actions that have been approved by an agent.” [3] dated copy
Model	Not yet verified
What it reads	Not yet verified
Where the data goes	Not yet verified
Trains on your data	No “These features leverage large language models (LLMs) developed by third-party vendors, which are not trained on Zendesk data.” [4] dated copy
On by default	Not yet verified
Can be turned off	Yes “Check feature status and find guidance for turning individual features on or off.” “Admins enjoy consolidated, thoughtful feature configuration that lets them control which features are available and to whom.” “Copilot AI features are grouped in a centralized AI hub and identified to admins, who have the ability to turn off any feature at their discretion.” [2] dated copy
Billing	Not yet verified
Feature type	Not yet verified
Frameworks the catalog links to it	Not yet verified

What the AI does: Two vendor statements
Reply “Auto Assist gives agents proactive AI-powered guidance support directly in their workspace, helping them respond faster and more consistently.” [1]
Act “It can also automatically perform actions that have been approved by an agent.” [3]
dated copy
Model: Not yet verified
What it reads: Not yet verified
Where the data goes: Not yet verified
Trains on your data: No “These features leverage large language models (LLMs) developed by third-party vendors, which are not trained on Zendesk data.” [4] dated copy
On by default: Not yet verified
Can be turned off: Yes “Check feature status and find guidance for turning individual features on or off.” “Admins enjoy consolidated, thoughtful feature configuration that lets them control which features are available and to whom.” “Copilot AI features are grouped in a centralized AI hub and identified to admins, who have the ability to turn off any feature at their discretion.” [2] dated copy
Billing: Not yet verified
Feature type: Not yet verified
Frameworks the catalog links to it: Not yet verified

All editions: Yes “Check feature status and find guidance for turning individual features on or off.” “Admins enjoy consolidated, thoughtful feature configuration that lets them control which features are available and to whom.” “Copilot AI features are grouped in a centralized AI hub and identified to admins, who have the ability to turn off any feature at their discretion.” [2] dated copy

Linked frameworks will appear once the reference set is published.

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