Wait, did Microsoft just admit Copilot is a toy?
Hidden in the terms of use is a sneaky sentence stating that its fancy AI assistant is “for entertainment purposes only”. Yes, you read that right. The same tool Microsoft is selling to the Fortune 500 for a lot of money is officially, legally, just for fun.
The fine print goes even further. It basically says: don't use this for anything important, don't blame us if it makes stuff up, and if Copilot accidentally copies someone's work, that is your problem. Ouch.
Social media reactions have been predictably sharp, with many users questioning why they should trust a product that the company itself won't stand behind.
Someone even pointed out that this "entertainment purposes only" language is the same kind of thing you see on TV shows about ghosts and psychics — you know, the ones that say "this is all just for fun, please don't sue us." And Microsoft, a trillion-dollar company, using the same legal shield is just… Incredible.
To be fair, Microsoft did explain itself. A spokesperson told PCMag that the "entertainment purposes" wording is basically old leftover text from when Copilot first launched as a Bing search sidekick, and that it will be updated soon. In other words: It's a zombie clause; technically alive, but already dead inside.
Still, the timing is awkward. Copilot is now baked into basically every Microsoft 365 product, plus companies are using it to write financial reports and legal documents. And the terms say "don't rely on this." Make it make sense!
Meanwhile over at Anthropic, developers just got a very expensive email. If you’ve been using Claude Code with third-party tools, your "free ride" on the standard subscription is officially over.
Starting April 4th, anyone using OpenClaw (the viral open-source coding assistant or any other third-party harnesses) can no longer run it using their normal subscription limits. Instead, they'll be shifted to a pay-as-you-go plan billed separately.
The Reason? Anthropic’s Head of Claude Code, Boris Cherny, explained that standard subscriptions weren't built for the intense usage patterns of these outside tools. Essentially, tools like OpenClaw were "hammering" the service far harder than a typical human subscriber would.
The Spicy Backstory:
This change comes at a particularly tense moment, as OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger recently announced he is joining OpenAI (Anthropic’s arch-rival).
Steinberger claims he “tried to talk sense into Anthropic” but only managed to delay the price hike by a week, even hinting that the company copied features from his project before pulling the plug on the third-party support.
Now, Anthropic is offering full refunds for those caught off guard; but the message is clear: if you're a power user, the flat-rate subscription era is starting to crack.
