Do you use ChatGPT or another generative AI platform for university business?

If so, you may not realize that university owned data is being ingested by the large language model and potentially used to train it.

For university owned data, it is advised that copilot.microsoft.com is used.

Why ITS Recommends Microsoft Copilot

When users log into Microsoft Copilot with their MyCarletonOne password, they benefit from Commercial Data Protection. This means that their AI chat session will not be stored or used for training.

The Copilot interface with an arrow to the sign-in button.

Look for the clear shield in the upper right-hand corner of their chat session to confirm that Commercial Data Protection is enabled.The clear Copilot shield.