The Copilot software is intended for “entertainment purposes only,” in accordance with the Microsoft Terms of Service

AI skeptics aren’t the only ones warning users not to blindly trust model outputs — AI companies themselves say so in their terms of service.

Take Microsoft, which is currently focused on getting business customers to pay for Copilot. But it has also been criticized on social media over Copilot’s terms of use, which appear to have been last updated on October 24, 2025.

“Copilot is intended for entertainment purposes only,” the company warned. “It may make errors, and may not work as intended. Do not rely on Copilot for important advice. Use Copilot at your own risk.”

A Microsoft spokesperson told PCMag that the company will update what they described as “outdated language.”

“As the product evolves, this language no longer reflects how Copilot is used today and will change with the next update,” the spokesperson said.

Tom’s Hardware notes that Microsoft isn’t the only company using this type of disclaimer for AI. For example, both OpenAI and xAI warn users that they should not rely on their outputs as “the truth” (in xAI’s words) or as “a single service for factual truth or information” (OpenAI).