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MC1181766 - Microsoft Copilot Chat: AI disclaimer updates

Message ID

MC1181766

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Service

Microsoft 365 suite

Last Updated

Dec 1, 2025

Published Oct 31, 2025

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Updated message
New feature
User impact
Admin impact

Summary

Microsoft Copilot Chat's AI disclaimer will be updated with admin controls for customization, including bold text and a custom URL. Rollout starts early December 2025, completing by mid-December for most and mid-January 2026 for GCC High & DoD. Admins should review and prepare accordingly.

More information

Updated December 1, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

Introduction:

We’re updating the AI Disclaimer experience in Microsoft Copilot Chat based on customer feedback. To address this, we’re introducing an admin control that allows organizations to customize how the disclaimer appears, improving user awareness and flexibility.

When this will happen: 

Rollout will begin in early December 2025 (previously late November) and complete by:

  • Worldwide & GCC: mid-December 2025 (previously early December)
  • GCC High & DoD: mid-January 2026 (previously mid-December 2025)

How this affects your organization:

Who is affected:

  • All users of Microsoft Copilot Chat on desktop and web experiences.

What will happen:

  • The AI disclaimer will remain visible in the user experience.
  • Admins will gain the ability to heighten this message and to provide a link to their own documentation:
    • The disclaimer will display bolded text for increased visibility.
    • Admins can configure a custom URL pointing to their AI policy documentation.
Screenshots 1 and 2 below: The top image shows the current (default) experience. The bottom image shows the AI Disclaimer with heightened awareness enabled by the admin.

Current experience (default):

Heightened awareness enabled:

What you can do to prepare:

  • Review the new AI Disclaimer setting in the Admin Portal once available.
  • Decide whether you want to configure this setting for your organization.
  • If desired, prepare a custom URL to include in the UX.
  • Communicate this change to your helpdesk staff and Copilot users.
  • Update internal documentation if you reference the disclaimer experience.

Learn more: Transparency Note for Microsoft Copilot | Microsoft Support

Compliance considerations:

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.