MicrosoftThanks, xiasong. To avoid any confusion - and please correct me if I am wrong:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/connect-to-ai-models states that SpaceXAI (Grok) is not covered by Microsoft's Data Protection Addendum (DPA = https://use365.ms/DPA ).
"When your organization chooses to use a SpaceXAI model, your organization is choosing to share your data with SpaceXAI to power Copilot Studio features. This data is processed outside all Microsoft managed environments and audit controls, therefore Microsoft's customer agreements, including the Product Terms and Data Processing Addendum don't apply."
This is wrong. As SpaceXAI, LLC has been listed in the Online Services Subprocessor List as an "Artificial Intelligence Subprocessor", it is covered by the DPA. SpaceXAI is a subprocessor (or sub-subprocessor for some MS customers) under the DPA customers hold with Microsoft.
The DPA includes - for most online services - a Data Processing Agreement as defined in Art. 28 GDPR.
MicrosoftI think the article you're referring to is "old" and not relevant to this announcement. (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/connect-to-ai-models) In case you weren't aware, SpaceXAI Grok has been available to enable within Copilot Studio for over 6 months but WITHOUT a subprocessor agreement, just like Mistral. It was basically deployable "at your own risk".
That was then. With this announcement - assuming it follows the same pattern as Anthropic's subprocessing agreement - SpaceXAI Grok will be available (initially to Frontier customers as it rolls out) under a subprocessor agreement specifically for Word, Excel & PowerPoint use, providing coverage by Microsoft's Product Terms and the Microsoft Data Processing Addendum. In other words, data privacy, no-training-of-AI-models, stateless/no data storage by the subprocessor, etc. etc. etc. (I don't think this announcement impacts Copilot Studio - at least not immediately)
I think because this announcement is "Frontier only", the product group has not published a learn.microsoft.com article like they have for Anthropic or OpenAI entitled "SpaceXAI as a subprocessor in Microsoft Online Services" and all you're seeing is the old "Connect to SpaceXAI models" article from months ago.
Thank you KurtShintaku , totally agree! (and I do know the set-up for mistral :-) )
