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Copilot
The Microsoft Copilot app is a general-purpose AI assistant for questions, writing, images, research, and everyday work. Depending on the subscription, it can also work with Microsoft 365 apps and offer Cowork for longer tasks.
The account boundary still matters: personal accounts and work or school accounts can have different features, administrator controls, and data protections. This profile is for general reference, not a ranking, benchmark, or recommendation. Check the chatbot's own materials before relying on it.
What it is
Microsoft’s general AI assistant
The Copilot app supports general chat, web-backed answers, writing, image creation, research, and file-based work across web and app surfaces.
Why it stands out
Activity controls in one familiar account
Signed-in users can review or delete Copilot activity and manage personalization settings. The exact controls and protections depend on the account and Copilot surface in use.
Availability
Free personal access, with separate paid products
Personal Copilot is available on the web and in apps. Microsoft 365 subscriptions and work or school Copilot experiences add different features and account rules.
Why it matters
A major assistant tied closely to Microsoft accounts
Copilot combines a mainstream assistant with activity and personalization controls. People can review which account they are using, inspect past activity, and delete items they no longer want kept there.
What readers may want to know
Personal and workplace Copilot are different
A personal Microsoft account uses the consumer Copilot terms and controls described here. A work or school account may open Microsoft 365 Copilot, where the organization’s access, administrator settings, and commercial data protections apply instead.
Privacy controls
Check the controls for the Copilot surface you use
Microsoft’s current privacy pages separate the new Microsoft Copilot app from older Copilot experiences. For the new app, Microsoft says prompts, responses, and uploaded file contents are not used to train its foundation models. Signed-in users can review and delete activity, while available controls vary by account and surface.
Before using
What to check first
Confirm whether you are in personal Copilot or a work or school Microsoft 365 Copilot environment.
Review activity history and personalization settings while signed in, and use the privacy page that matches the Copilot surface you are actually using.
Do not place sensitive work material into personal Copilot unless your organization has approved that path.
Best fit
Who may find it relevant
People who want a broad personal assistant tied to a Microsoft account.
Readers who value visible activity-history and personalization controls.
Workplace users who can clearly separate personal Copilot from their organization’s approved Microsoft 365 setup.
Ballot context
Why it belongs in AI Ballot
Copilot belongs in the comparison because it is a widely available personal assistant, while its name also makes the personal-versus-work account boundary unusually important.
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What to explore next
Keep personal and work Copilot boundaries clear
The controls in this profile belong to personal Copilot. Use the memory guide for cross-chat context and the app guide to keep important work from depending on one assistant.
