{"id":17254,"date":"2026-07-11T01:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/?p=17254"},"modified":"2026-07-11T01:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:02:40","slug":"mc1422074-openai-models-will-soon-be-available-as-a-subprocessor-in-microsoft-365-copilot-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/2026-07-11-mc1422074-openai-models-will-soon-be-available-as-a-subprocessor-in-microsoft-365-copilot-5","title":{"rendered":"MC1422074 | OpenAI models will soon be available as a subprocessor in Microsoft 365 Copilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"section\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"95%\">MC1422074 | OpenAI models will soon be available as a subprocessor in Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"data\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Classification<\/th>\n<td>planForChange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Last Updated<\/th>\n<td>07\/10\/2026 15:31:10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Start Time<\/th>\n<td>07\/09\/2026 22:17:02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>End Time<\/th>\n<td>09\/28\/2026 07:00:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Action Required By Date<\/th>\n<td>2026-07-24T07:00:00Z<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Message Content<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>[What and why:]<\/p>\n<p>To enable OpenAI-operated models in Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft has onboarded OpenAI as a subprocessor, creating the foundation for more model flexibility and quicker access to new AI model innovations. This includes OpenAI&#8217;s new family of models, beginning   with GPT-5.6, which is now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot. These models are governed by the Microsoft Product Terms and the Data Protection Addendum (DPA), with the same enterprise-grade security, compliance, and data protection commitments you already   rely on, except as otherwise disclosed in Microsoft Learn documentation. This setting does not apply to OpenAI models operated by Microsoft Azure OpenAI.<\/p>\n<p>The setting will initially be disabled by default on July 9, 2026. Admins can review and configure the setting at any time in the Microsoft 365 admin center. For eligible customers, if no action is taken prior to  <b>July 24, 2026, the setting will be automatically enabled<\/b>. Admins who do not wish to enable access to OpenAI-operated models should select \u201cNo users\u201d before the setting is enabled.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI-operated models in the Microsoft 365 admin center are designed to provide administrators with the option to access new AI model capabilities as they become available.<\/p>\n<p>[Rollout schedule:]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Worldwide (General Availability): The OpenAI subprocessor setting will begin rolling out in the admin center on  <b>July 9, 2026<\/b>, and become <b>enabled by default for your tenant on<\/b> <b>July 24, 2026<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Impact on your organization:]<\/p>\n<p><i>Who is affected<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Admins managing Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot Studio<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot Studio users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Platforms \/ services<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft 365 Copilot&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Copilot Studio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>What will happen<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new admin setting in the <b>Microsoft 365 admin center<\/b> lets eligible customers enable or disable OpenAI-operated models.<\/li>\n<li>This setting will be initially <b>Disabled by default<\/b>, for your tenant, admins can choose to enable to use OpenAI-operated model for quicker access to the latest AI model innovation.<\/li>\n<li>Selecting <b>&#8220;No users&#8221;<\/b> prevents use of OpenAI models running on OpenAI infrastructure\u2014some Microsoft 365 Copilot features may be unavailable as a result.<\/li>\n<li>Prompts and responses continue to receive enterprise data protection aligned with Microsoft 365 commitments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/customercomms\/media\/messagecenter\/2026\/07\/openai-subprocessor-settings.png\"><\/p>\n<p>[Action required \/ recommendations:]<\/p>\n<p>Admin action required. If no action is taken prior to <b>July 24, 2026, the setting will be automatically enabled.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you prefer to enable OpenAI as a subprocessor, follow the steps in <a href=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/p\/?LinkId=2369720\" target=\"_blank\">  OpenAI as a subprocessor in Microsoft Online Services<\/a> to enable the setting.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/p\/?LinkId=2369720\" target=\"_blank\">OpenAI as a subprocessor in Microsoft Online Services&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/p\/?LinkId=2369721\" target=\"_blank\">Overview of AI Subprocessors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/copilot\/microsoft-365\/enterprise-data-protection\" target=\"_blank\">Enterprise data protection in Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/licensing\/terms\/welcome\/welcomepage\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Product Terms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/dpa\" target=\"_blank\">Data Protection Addendum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/trust-center\/privacy\/data-access\" target=\"_blank\">Subprocessor data access<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MC1422074 | OpenAI models will soon be available as a subprocessor in Microsoft 365 Copilot Classification pla [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17254\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}