BrikoX2d ago

Microsoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windows

https://lemmy.zip/post/61109611

Microsoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windows - Lemmy.zip

> The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps. Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/microsoft-rolls-back-some-of-its-copilot-ai-bloat-on-windows/ [https://archive.is/newest/https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/microsoft-rolls-back-some-of-its-copilot-ai-bloat-on-windows/]

Show threadSculptus Poe2d ago
It needs to be rolled back altogether. If the background spy app isn’t done away with, anything else is pointless window dressing.
Show threadterabyterex2d ago

the background apo you call “spy app” is recal and its

  • for copilot + arm pcs only.
  • off by default
  • and runs local only, so not spying
    • Show thread9WhiteTeeth2d ago
    Considering it’s a closed source, proprietary system, you sure seem confident about the 'local only not spying ’ thing.
    Show threadterabyterex2d ago
    use wireshark. there are many ways to monitor traffic
    Show threadtracelr402
    one of the only things this sort of AI is good at is summarizing, so it could be distilling your most sensitive info down into a brief but juicy dossier that it actually sends encrypted to microsoft. Or it could only send when specific content like political dissidence is detected. Wireshark solves nothing
    Mar 21 at 2:28pmWeb
    Show threadGumus1d ago
    An