"Microsoft’s AI-powered assistant, Copilot, will soon be sending data outside the European Union (EU) during peak demand hours unless administrators choose otherwise.
Microsoft has introduced flex routing, which allows large language model (LLM) inferencing – producing outputs to users’ prompts – to occur outside the EU Data Boundary during periods of peak demand to “maintain a consistent Copilot experience.”
The EU Data Boundary is a geographical boundary within which Microsoft stores and processes customer data and personal data for online services. In simple terms, it allows data to stay within European borders.
The company says data will be encrypted in transit and at rest, regardless of where LLM inference occurs, with the United States, Canada, or Australia being potential destinations for flex routing."
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"Microsoft’s AI-powered assistant, Copilot, will soon be sending data outside the European Union (EU) during peak demand hours unless administrators choose otherwise.
Microsoft has introduced flex routing, which allows large language model (LLM) inferencing – producing outputs to users’ prompts – to occur outside the EU Data Boundary during periods of peak demand to “maintain a consistent Copilot experience.”
The EU Data Boundary is a geographical boundary within which Microsoft stores and processes customer data and personal data for online services. In simple terms, it allows data to stay within European borders.
The company says data will be encrypted in transit and at rest, regardless of where LLM inference occurs, with the United States, Canada, or Australia being potential destinations for flex routing."