MC649341 · Microsoft 365 Apps, 365 Suite, Custom Solution Development, SharePoint Development Services
From Microsoft Corporation
Technical Bulletin MC649341 · Published Jul 18, 2023
Message Summary
Starting today, Bing Chat Enterprise will be rolling out to eligible Microsoft 365 tenants in Preview—it will be turned off by default.
To turn on Bing Chat Enterprise, you will need to use the link: https://aka.ms/TurnOnBCE.
Bing Chat Enterprise gives your organization AI-powered chat for work with commercial data protection. With Bing Chat Enterprise, user and business data are protected and will not leak outside the organization. What goes in—and comes out—remains protected. Your organization’s chat data is not saved, Microsoft has no eyes-on access to it, and it is not used to train the models.
Learn more about Bing Chat Enterprise: https://aka.ms/BingChatEnterprise.
When this will happen:
Bing Chat Enterprise is off by default when it begins rolling out in Preview today.
It will be turned on by default in mid-August, however you can control whether Bing Chat Enterprise is turned on for your organization by following the instructions provided below.
How this will affect your organization:
If you turn on Bing Chat Enterprise, users will be able to access it, where supported:
- Bing.com/chat
- Microsoft Edge sidebar (requires Microsoft Edge version 114.0.1823.86 or higher in Stable or Dev channels)
Users must be signed in with their work account (Microsoft Entra ID, currently known as Azure Active Directory) to access Bing Chat Enterprise.
What you need to do to prepare:
To turn on Bing Chat Enterprise for your tenant:
- Use the link: https://aka.ms/TurnOnBCE
To turn off Bing Chat Enterprise for your tenant or opt-out of Bing Chat Enterprise prior to it turning on by default in mid-August:
- Use the link: https://aka.ms/TurnOffBCE
- If turned off, Bing Chat Enterprise will not be turned on by default in mid-August.
Note:
- As a temporary measure, organizations will need to have the Microsoft Search in Bing control enabled in the Microsoft 365 admin center to access to Bing Chat Enterprise: Set up Microsoft Search
- We are working to bring the Bing Chat Enterprise controls into the Microsoft 365 admin center. We will provide a follow up notification when they are available.
For further details, please see our technical documentation: Bing Chat Enterprise documentation.
We recommend that once you turn on Bing Chat Enterprise for your organization, you inform your users of the new feature and have them sign into Bing.com/chat or the Microsoft Edge browser with their work account to access it.
