Microsoft is giving Claude the keys to UK Copilot tenants by default
Admins have until December 9 to review access settings as Anthropic processes data in the US
From December 9, Microsoft will automatically grant access to Anthropic's Claude models for UK Copilot tenants unless administrators explicitly disable it. This move is due to Claude being a default model for most customers in Microsoft's commercial cloud, except for the EU, EFTA, and the UK. Anthropic processes the data for these UK tenants in the United States.
To accommodate potential compliance concerns, administrators have until the deadline to evaluate whether US-based processing aligns with their organization's data-handling requirements and make the necessary adjustments. Microsoft is also eliminating the setting that previously limited Claude access to Microsoft 365 alone, further emphasizing its commitment to providing customers with the flexibility to choose between leading AI models while preserving enterprise-grade security and compliance.
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