Copilot on the Web

• Documentation: Accessing Copilot (previously Bing Chat Enterprise)
• Visual Guide: Accessing Copilot (previously Bing Chat Enterprise)
• Step-by-Step Guide: Enabling Review, Summary, and Content Interaction Features
• Using AI for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
• Teaching with Copilot
• PowerPoint Deck (PDF): Getting Started with Copilot
• Microsoft Resource: About Microsoft's Copilot
• Microsoft Training Module: Empower Educators to Explore the Potential of Artificial Intelligence
• Copilot IT Service Page

Copilot is secure as it provides AI-powered chat for an organization with data protection. Conversely, ChatGPT is an open-source chatbot, which means anyone can access its code and modify it. This poses a security risk, as malicious actors can modify the code and use it to carry out cyberattacks.

ChatGPT also has a specific limitation based on its accessibility of information. ChatGPT does not use the Internet to provide services to users, which restricts its knowledge of world affairs to only up until January 2022 and also means that it can't cross-reference with other sources to ensure that its responses are factual. On the other hand, Copilot has the ability to access the Internet for information purposes, so it has no knowledge restrictions of this type.

IMPORTANT: Copilot on the Web includes data protection when you are signed in with your University of Miami account. You can confirm this by checking for the green Protected shield in the top-right corner. If the shield is not visible, click Sign in and complete the Microsoft login process with your University of Miami credentials. When the green shield appears, Copilot searches are de-identified and your data is protected!

Copilot uses Microsoft Entra ID (currently known as Azure Active Directory) for authentication and authorization, and it only allows users to access it with their University of Miami account. Individual and business data in Copilot is protected and will not leak outside the organization. Chat data is not saved, and Microsoft has no eyes-on access to it. What goes in—and comes out—remains protected. Chat data is also not used to train Microsoft's underlying models. Copilot complies with the standard Microsoft Privacy Policy and Terms of Use agreements.

Copilot unlocks generative AI for capabilities around asking questions and generating responses from the web. It does, however, have some limitations, such as working with documents and/or conducting custom searches within University of Miami firewalls. If you need any assistance around similar examples, or other potential use cases surrounding generative AI, please reach out to ai@miami.edu.

When using Copilot with Data Protection, exercise care when entering information into the prompt. Copilot with Data Protection is being offered for use with Public data only, as defined in our Data Classification Policy. Confidential (Restricted), Private, or Sensitive data may not be entered into Copilot with Data Protection. As with other services, do not include personal information about yourself or others in prompts. Similarly, when using the service, you must ensure adherence to copyright and intellectual property protections. Additional information on protecting privacy is available via our Information Security Policy and Acceptable Use of University Computing Facilities Policy.

Microsoft's official statement –

"Microsoft believes that when you create technologies that can change the world, you must also ensure that the technology is used responsibly. We are committed to creating responsible AI by design. Our work is guided by a core set of principles: fairness, reliability and safety, privacy and security, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability. We are putting those principles into practice across the company to develop and deploy AI that will have a positive impact on society. We take a cross-company approach through cutting-edge research, best-of-breed engineering systems, and excellence in policy and governance."

As per Microsoft's higher education use agreement, only faculty, staff, and students ages 18 and above can access Copilot on the web* with commercial data protection.

*Note: To access Copilot, the preferred Internet browser is Microsoft Edge. While Copilot may function on other browsers, use of Microsoft Edge enables a full range of Microsoft's AI-related features.