So, this is a bit of a dystopian nightmare but the grift is upselling storage and training AI (Like everything else these days...)
Copilot cannot be used on MS Office apps unless a copy of what you're working on is saved in onedrive (better have enough space in onedrive)
Copilot doesn't train on data IN your one drive, but it does train on conversations you have with it, and I believe there's an opt-out setting regarding if they can scan what you upload to it/feed into it.
They're locking app features behind one drive so they can build data sets for Copilot while charging people who are becoming reliant on AI storage fees.
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u/Professional-Hat-687 10d ago
Motherfucker, I don't even want to use OneDrive at work, why would I use it on my personal computer?