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Applied AI·April 5, 2026·1 min read

Copilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ according to Microsoft’s terms of use

When the terms say 'entertainment only,' the liability model is clear—trust is on you, not the vendor. If you're wiring Copilot into workflows with regulatory, financial, or safety exposure, you need your own verification layer and audit trail, not comfort from the brand name.

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Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices (Gary Marcus/Marcus on AI)

AI-native businesses are now a cover story for old-school gray-zone marketing and arbitrage — the Medvi narrative shows how easy it is to launder sketchy unit economics as ‘AI magic.’ If your GTM or vendor relies on opaque AI claims instead of verifiable funnels, margins, and controls, assume the risk is reputational as much as financial.