Microsoft error sees confidential emails exposed to AI tool Copilot
The company says it has addressed the issue and it "did not provide anyone access to information they weren't already authorised to see".
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"this sort of fumble is unavoidable"
— Nader Henein , Academic
"There will inevitably be bugs in these tools, not least as they advance at break-neck speed, so even though data leakage may not be intentional it will happen."
— Professor Alan Woodward , Academic
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The company says it has addressed the issue and it "did not provide anyone access to information they weren't already authorised to see".
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