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  wowoc
  Anthropic does a somewhat similar thing. If you visit their ToS (the one for Max/Pro plans) from a European IP address, they replace one section with this:Non-commercial use only. You agree not to use our Services for any commercial or business purposes and we (and our Providers) have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.It's funny that a plan called "Pro" cannot be used professionally.https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms
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  everdrive
  Lawyers are playing Calvinball again. I have no idea why the law finds this kind of argumentation compelling. "I clearly intentionally deceived, but I stashed some bullshit legalese into a document no one will read so my deception is completely OK."
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  owenm
  As far as I can tell, this is only for the free personal plan, not any of the business offerings (ie not Copilot for M365) and Github Copilot is under a separate set of terms.“These Terms don’t apply to Microsoft 365 Copilot apps or services unless that specific app or service says that these Terms apply.”Think of Copilot being a suite of different products under the same overall banner and it starts to make (a bit) more sense.
• osmsucks
  To us, all the profit. To you, all the risk.
• jeffwask
  I can hear the lawyers huddled around a conference table rolling the bones and chanting the sacred words to come up with that "get out of trouble free" card. It told your son he had terminal cancer and should kill himself... sorry, it clearly says for Entertainment Purposes only.
• nunez
  FYI: This is only for the "Cortana replacement" Copilot, not the other Copilots. This language doesn't appear in GitHub Copilot's Consumer Agreement, for example.
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  sgbeal
  The section titled> IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES & WARNINGSTells us:> You may stop using Copilot at any time.That's an odd thing to include in a ToS.
• OrvalWintermute
  One of the most toxic TOS I have ever had the misfortune of reading.
• Smalltalker-80
  Cool, I'm going to put this disclaimer in my work email signature. So I'm never accountable for any mistakes.
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  Raed667
  a blanket "entertainment only" disclaimer likely wouldn't survive scrutiny for a product actively/relentlessly marketed as a productivity tool
• yoyohello13
  I've been reading Jurassic Park recently. Hammond's monologue about expensive technology only being fundable via Entertainment seems very relevant.
• snu
  Hilariously, immediately after I read this, my boss sends a global message to us reminding us that we 'need to be trying to integrate copilot into our jobs.'
• oytis
  I might be alone with this, but I don't find it very entertaining.
• kklisura
  > Other people may send similar Prompts as yours, and they could get the same, similar, or different Responses and Creations.This is why I'm skeptical about all this AI coding thing...
• LurkandComment
  I thought a year ago when I bought a new laptop with 365 and Copilot integrated that they would make better use of AI and its integration. I can't think of when I actually used it and cancelled any subscription associated with it. On the otherhand, I use ChatGPT all the time.
• jmugan
  I thought the title was a joke until I actually read the thing.
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  _trampeltier
  Just today afternoon, I did read a bit trough Adobes EULA and I saw most of Adobes Software is not allowed to be used from children. I guess most (todays) software are not allowed for children because of the whole user tracking and spying.
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  anshumankmr
  If it is for entertainment purposes only, why am I not laughing when I use it?
• ibejoeb
  They unironically relaunch it as XBox Copilot tomorrow...
• nerdjon
  Can I get this on a sticker to pass out anyone tries to shove copilot down my throat at work?Maybe a shirt, could sell it on the Microsoft store even. Now that would be entertainment.
• hn_acc1
  Do not taunt Happy Copilot Ball.
• soupfordummies
  Worth noting that this is in the terms of use as of October 2025. This isn't "new".
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  wxw
  > Copilot is for entertainment purposes only. It can make mistakes, and it may not work as intended. Don’t rely on Copilot for important advice. Use Copilot at your own risk.> We don’t own Your Content, but we may use Your Content to operate Copilot and improve it. By using Copilot, you grant us permission to use Your Content, which means we can copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, edit, translate, and reformat it, and we can give those same rights to others who work on our behalf.lol
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  ar0
  To be clear this is only for the standalone Copilot chat or app and website; not for the “Copilot” services integrated into Office 365 etc.
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  giancarlostoro
  How does this affect Copilot in VS 2022 / VS 2026? Because this is kind of insulting to a professional. I really wish Microsoft would learn to name things correctly. There's Copilot the ChatGPT-like service, then there's Copilot for Visual Studio which is not the same as far as I can tell.
• monegator
  > Copilot may include advertising
• staticautomatic
  Guys they're just disclaiming warranties relax
• jrochkind1
  No way that holds up in court when they are marketing it for things other than entertainment.
• tech_ken
  Another bingo square for that 'AI is gambling' post (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47428541)
• maieuticagent
  They're just trying to pick up that Disney deal (Clippy rhymes with Mickey)
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  ortusdux
  It worked for Fox News
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  ratelimitsteve
  i like the way that when ai does something good of course the people who built it should make a lot of money but when it does something bad no one is responsible
• classified
  So they finally admit that it's just a toy? Where does that leave all the mega-"productive" developers?
• catlikesshrimp
  The ownership section is hilarious (tldr your content is not ours, but we can do anything you could do with it except being liable)"We don’t own Your Content... By using Copilot, you grant us permission to use Your Content, which means we can copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, edit, translate, and reformat it, and we can give those same rights to others who work on our behalf."
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  caycep
  I should ask it to produce an image of Satya Nadella in Maximus garb yelling "are you not entertained?!"
• j45
  Non-exact software will be causing sleepless nights for non-exact legal writers.
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  Simulacra
  If it's for entertainment purposes only then why is it being shoved down our throats at every opportunity???
• ashleyn
  Ah yes, the new "for tobacco use only" of tech.
• anthk
  I told you so, dear LLM evangelists.
• Handy-Man
  Seems fine to me for the consumer facing product terms lol