Remove copilot icon that appears when I click in Onenote

I've used OneNote pretty much since launch. Not once have a thought about moving away to another product until today. I even purchased a OneDrive subscription to keep notes and files synced.

This logo following my cursor everywhere is infuriating. It's incredibly distracting. The options it offers are not even useful or flat out don't work:

"Summarize page" = Can't generate because of the word count

"Create a task list" = Takes a long time, then provides nonsensical recommendations or "Sorry, something went wrong"

"Rewrite Page" = Can't generate because of the word count

Disabling this should be basic functionality. I'm in awe at how a streamlined application, which was perfect for clarity, now has this logo following me around everywhere. It's just weird.

Dear Microsoft Agent / Moderator, I think Microsoft representative could put this issue to Microsoft. This is general issue most visible in OneNote. Copilot should be present when user asks it for not suggesting all the time to use it. Nowadays there are so many unnecessary interruptions coming like information about new features and asking feedback etc. I want to concentrate and not being interrupted. These should be productivity tools.

I don't want Microsoft to invite my kids to use AI on their homework every time they move their cursor. We need to have the option of disabling the Copilot. Unless Microsoft isn't serious about the education market.

Another example of a corp AI forced onto clients and meant to scrape data.
If I find that any of my copywrited work is being used, I will be reporting it to the proper authorities as intellectual property theft.
First Google, now MS.
If this keeps up, I might go analog/paper.

Immoral, unethical and disgusting.
MS should be ashamed.

How does Copilot use data?

• Copilot uses user prompts and responses to improve Microsoft products and services.
• Copilot only uses data from the Microsoft 365 tenant that the user is part of.
• Copilot only uses data that the user has permission to view.
• Copilot doesn't use data to train AI for other companies.

Dear derMJ,

Good day!! Wish you a happy new year~

As per the description shared, I understand your concern and to my knowledge, I am sorry to convey that currently there is no possible setting or the feature in the OneNote application to hide or disable the Copilot icon beside the cursor, where we can only turn the complete Copilot feature from the OneNote app.

I agree with you on having the ability to hide or disable the Copilot icon beside the cursor in the Notebooks of the OneNote app will benefit the users and I suggest you add your valuable vote in the OneNote Feedback community: OneNote · Community which is the best place to share our ideas and improve the Microsoft products.

Our sincere apologies for the feature limitation in the OneNote app but being a moderator in this community we are limited with the resources and that's the reason we requested you add your valuable ideas as a feedback.

Appreciate your patience and understanding. Have a great day!!

Best Regards,

Sophia

Microsoft at its finest. Thank you, guys, for giving us such "flexible" options to customize your products to our preferences. Apparently, annoying users is less of a problem for you than shoving your Copilot down their throats. All I can do is send feedback (which basically means sending the user to hell).