{"id":11090,"date":"2026-02-09T17:20:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=11090"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:02:08","slug":"how-to-securely-bring-your-own-ai-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/privacy-and-safety\/how-to-securely-bring-your-own-ai-to-work","title":{"rendered":"How to securely bring your own AI to work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">If it feels like everyone is already sneaking AI into their workday\u2026you\u2019re not imagining it. Microsoft\u2019s Work Trend Index found that <strong>82% of employees are using unsanctioned AI at work.<\/strong> Not to be rebellious, just to keep up. AI tools help people write faster, analyze faster, and think faster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">But here\u2019s the tricky part: most of that AI activity happens outside your company\u2019s protection bubble. Copying work content into an AI tool may seem harmless, but depending on the tool, you could be sending sensitive data into places your IT team can\u2019t see or secure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">That\u2019s why Microsoft built a better option right into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-copilot\/pricing\/individuals\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft 365<\/a> ecosystem: <strong>Bring Your Own AI (BYOAI)<\/strong>\u2014a secure way to use your own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-copilot\/personal\" target=\"_blank\">Copilot subscription<\/a> at work without compromising your company\u2019s safeguards.<sup class=\"small\"><a id=\"1\" href=\"#1footnote\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\">\n    <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M365_Hero_How_Can_I_Bring_Cop_to_Work_In_a_Secure_Way_1600x600.png\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M365_Hero_How_Can_I_Bring_Cop_to_Work_In_a_Secure_Way_1600x600.png\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M365_Hero_How_Can_I_Bring_Cop_to_Work_In_a_Secure_Way_1600x600.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M365_Hero_How_Can_I_Bring_Cop_to_Work_In_a_Secure_Way_1600x600.png\" alt=\"Colleagues in a modern office who bring their own AI to work\"\/>\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use your personal Copilot at work inside Microsoft 365, without adding risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-11090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-privacy-and-safety","tag-privacy-and-safety"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Securely Bring Your Own AI to Work | Microsoft 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bring your own AI to work safely. 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