Microsoft is giving Claude the keys to UK Copilot tenants by default
Microsoft will enable access to Anthropic's Claude models by default for UK Copilot tenants next month, giving administrators a deadline to decide whether US-based processing fits their compliance requirements.
Key points
- Microsoft is also retiring the setting that restricts Claude access to Microsoft 365 alone.
- However, UK tenants aren't in scope for Microsoft's EU Data Boundary - launched at the start of 2023 - and so Redmond is flipping the switch for the country.
- "This affirms Microsoft's commitment to offering choice between leading AI models while maintaining enterprise-grade security and compliance," the Redmond-based biz said.
In this instance, Anthropic operates as a Microsoft subprocessor, and Claude models are already on by default for most customers in the Windows giant's commercial cloud.
From December 9, UK tenants whose administrators have not already chosen a setting will have Claude access enabled.
Additional details
- Administrators therefore have until December 9 to review whether that meets their organization's data-handling requirements and set access accordingly.
- The exceptions, notably, include the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, and the UK.
- Anthropic processes the relevant data in the United States, Microsoft's documentation states.
- Administrators can disable it, but leaving the setting untouched means opting in.
- So long as you don't mind processing happening in the US.
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