When the new Microsoft Bing AI copilot was announced, and I reported about the changes to the Bing webmaster guidelines, Glenn Gabe also picked up on some potentially problematic language in the new Bing terms of service.

I am no lawyer, neither is Glenn, but if you read the terms, it says:

Glenn highlighted this on Twitter:

The folks at MarTech.org dug into these changes, saying it may pose legal issues for Microsoft. “Content creators of all types are reasonably concerned about AI taking and re-using their work without permission. Content marketers risk losing control of their content. There’s a lot at stake here, so expect a whole lot of lawyers to get involved,” they wrote.

“Microsoft is likely trying to cover every angle, since the laws about AI are still in flux,” says Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, a business law attorney and founder of EPW Small Business Law PC. “No one yet has any clear answers in AI.”

These are super interesting times and probably something you should be aware of as you use the new bing and publish your own content on the internet.

Forum discussion at Twitter.