AB-730 — frequently asked questions

Overreliance is the user's failure to verify AI output. Fabrication is when the AI generates false information. You can have overreliance even if the AI is correct, as long as you didn't check.

Copilot provides citations and encourages human review. It is designed to assist, not replace, decision-making. Users must actively validate suggestions against their own knowledge and data.

Yes, Copilot Pages is available to users without a full M365 Copilot license, subject to storage requirements. It can be created and used from both Copilot Chat and the premium Copilot app.

No. Copilot Notebooks are an advanced workspace feature available only within the Microsoft 365 Copilot experience (e.g., in OneNote) and require a valid M365 Copilot license.

No. Copilot only sees data that the signed-in user has explicit permission to access in their respective applications like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange.

The Work scope focuses on your organization's private data (with permission filters), while the Web scope adds public internet information to the mix.

No. Copilot can draft emails and suggest recipients, but it cannot autonomously send them or schedule them for later delivery without user interaction.

Only if you have permission. Copilot uses your Microsoft Graph permissions, so it can only surface data from chats and files you are authorized to access.

Copilot is an assistant that helps you work. Agents can be configured to perform autonomous tasks or workflows, often requiring Copilot Studio for advanced automation.

Yes, the standalone Copilot Chat app is included with most Microsoft 365 commercial subscriptions, such as Business Standard, without requiring an additional Copilot license.

No. Accessing Microsoft Graph data sources like SharePoint via Copilot Agents requires the specific 'Copilot for Microsoft 365' paid license. Basic Chat does not have this capability.

Copilot can suggest and insert standard charts based on your data, but it cannot directly insert 'custom' charts with highly specific, manual formatting constraints or complex aesthetic adjustments.

Copilot can fully automate the creation of a Pivot Table structure from a prompt. For charts, it acts more as a recommender, often requiring you to select from suggestions rather than executing a fully custom visual request end-to-end.

The green dot indicates that the conversation has new or unread activity. In the context of scheduled tasks, it means a scheduled prompt has run and produced a new response.

Verified responses are indicated by citation icons (like a small book or hyperlink) within the response card itself, allowing you to click through to the source. There is no specific sidebar dot for verification.

No. Custom instructions cannot bypass Microsoft Purview or Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies. Security restrictions are enforced at the tenant level and take precedence over user preferences.

Custom instructions modify how Copilot responds (e.g., tone, format) during chat. Agents are specialized assistants that can take specific actions, such as creating files or sending emails, using plugins.