Microsoft is giving Claude the keys to UK Copilot tenants by default

Microsoft will enable Anthropic's Claude models by default for UK Copilot tenants on December 9, giving administrators until that date to review access settings because Anthropic processes the relevant data in the United States, according to Microsoft documentation. UK tenants fall outside Microsoft's EU Data Boundary, launched at the start of 2023, which is why the default is being switched on there; Claude is already on by default for most commercial cloud customers except the EU, the European Free Trade Association and the UK. Microsoft is also retiring the setting that restricts Claude access to Microsoft 365 alone, saying the change "affirms Microsoft's commitment to offering choice between leading AI models while maintaining enterprise-grade security and compliance.

Microsoft is giving Claude the keys to UK Copilot tenants by default The Register https://www.theregister.com Admins have until December 9 to review access settings as Anthropic processes data in the US Microsoft will enable access to Anthropic https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic 's Claude https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/claude models by default for UK Copilot https://www.machinebrief.com/compare/github-copilot-vs-cursor tenants next month, giving administrators a deadline to decide whether US-based processing fits their compliance requirements. From December 9, UK tenants whose administrators have not already chosen a setting will have Claude access enabled. Administrators can disable it, but leaving the setting untouched means opting in. In this instance, Anthropic operates as a Microsoft subprocessor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/implement/connect-to-ai-subprocessor , and Claude models are already on by default for most customers in the Windows giant's commercial cloud. The exceptions, notably, include the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, and the UK. However, UK tenants aren't in scope for Microsoft's EU Data Boundary - launched at the start of 2023 https://www.theregister.com/security/2022/12/15/microsoft-launches-eu-data-boundary-from-next-year/1385411 - and so Redmond is flipping the switch for the country. Anthropic processes the relevant data in the United States, Microsoft's documentation states https://servicetrust.microsoft.com/ViewPage/DocumentPreview?documentId=37bec9fa-5bbd-450f-8178-1418411358ba . Administrators therefore have until December 9 to review whether that meets their organization's data-handling requirements and set access accordingly. Microsoft is also retiring the setting that restricts Claude access to Microsoft 365 alone. "This affirms Microsoft's commitment to offering choice between leading AI models while maintaining enterprise-grade security and compliance," the Redmond-based biz said. So long as you don't mind processing happening in the US. ® Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.