General information

The SCC provides secure access to Microsoft Copilot. Copilot is based on generative AI models such as GPT-4. It enables interaction in natural language and can process and interpret both text and images.

Microsoft Copilot with enterprise data protection (EDF) offers increased data protection. This means that when using Microsoft Copilot, the chat data is not used to train models.

Note: All KIT members who have agreed to use Microsoft cloud services have secure access to the generative AI Microsoft Copilot (see Organizational requirements). Secure access requires authentication with the KIT account via the central KIT login page. Please click on the login button at the top right. After logging in, an "shield"-symbol is shown, indicating active "Enterprise Data Protection".

Further sources of information at KIT

The Center for Media Learning (ZML) offers various information on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), including for Copilot and its use.

Services included

Secure access to the AI application. This offers more extensive functions as well as assurances and restrictions in the context of commercial data protection. These include:

• Chat content is not used for training.
• No third-party extensions are supported to prevent data leakage.

In addition, KIT members can use the Copilot apps from the app stores on mobile devices.

Currently, only the use of Copilot Chat is permitted at KIT.

Services not included

The SCC does not provide advice or support for the use of Copilot.

Organizational requirements

To prevent (business/personal) data from being leaked, the freely available Copilot and/or ChatGPT should NOT be used in a business context!

(in progress) Access to MS Copilot requires successful completion of the AI training course on KOALA. Please complete the AI training on KOALA. Once you have completed the training and logged in again, access will be activated.

Technical requirements

You can only use MS Copilot if you have already agreed to Microsoft Cloud usage in the SCC self-service portal and therefore have a valid M365 account at KIT. Internet access and an up-to-date Internet browser are also required, of course.

Legal and Data Protection Notices

Please do not provide any personal data about yourself or others in your requests (prompts).

Please also note the information and notices regarding Data, Privacy, and Security for Microsoft 365 Copilot.  

Microsoft “makes no warranty or representation of any kind” that “the material created by Copilot does not infringe the rights of third parties when using the content later (including but not limited to copyrights, trademark rights, personality and publicity rights, and defamation).” This means that when using AI-generated images and texts, the infringement of third-party rights may not be apparent to you as the user of the AI result. If the AI-generated result is then published, warnings and claims for damages may particularly arise.