Copilot obsessing to me about dictators when I was asking something else

Nullified 0 Reputation points
2025-09-25T12:48:50.9+00:00

I was trying to get Copilot to observe an image I was showing it and it would keep speaking about this dictator that the photo had nothing to do with and I kept trying to correct it but it would always say the same thing I never mentioned dictators then it it started spurring out random numbers and would saying everything in French and I thought I was hacked

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  1. CrazyKats 19,240 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-09-25T17:13:10.19+00:00

    Hi,

    What Insider build and Channel are you on?

    You did post this on the Insider tag.

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  2. Haien-L 7,725 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-09-25T16:58:13.01+00:00

    Dear Nullified

    Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A Foum. I'm Haien from Microsoft Q&A.
    I'm sorry to hear that you had such a frustrating and unsettling experience with Copilot. I can certainly understand why a situation like that would make you feel concerned about being hacked. Please be assured that what you experienced is a known phenomenon in AI and is not a sign that your device has been compromised. What you've described is a classic case of AI hallucination combined with a language model's unexpected behavior.

     

    To nail this down, could you share:

    • The image (or a description/link) you were analyzing?
    • Exact platform (Edge browser, Windows app, Bing.com)?
    • Your Windows version (Settings > System > About)?

    In the meantime, you can try these workarounds and let me know anything news for narrowing down your problem:

    • Close/reopen the app (Win + C shortcut), or reset by Going to Settings > Apps > Installed apps > search for "Microsoft Copilot" > click the three dots > Advanced options > Select "Repair" first, then "Reset" if needed
    • Search "Troubleshoot" in Start menu > Other troubleshooters > Run the Windows Store Apps one.
    • Press the Windows key, type powershell, right-click on Windows PowerShell, and select "Run as administrator." > In the PowerShell window, type the following command and press Enter:
      • Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.Windows.Copilot | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
      • (You may see some red text, but this is often normal. Wait for the command to finish) > Restart your computer and try to open Copilot again.

    For additional information, please visit this article to know more: Getting started with Copilot in Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Support

    Please keep me updated with anything new that you were try to each option.

    If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and kindly upvote it. If you have extra questions about this answer, please click "Comment". Note: Please follow the steps in Change your Microsoft Q&A preferences | Microsoft Learn to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread.

     

    We appreciate your patience and look forward to resolving this quickly for you.

    Warm regards

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