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Microsoft says that transcripts created without recordings can be used by Microsoft Copilot and Intelligent Recap to generate meeting insights where recording is restricted.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Transcripts created without recordings can be used by Microsoft Copilot and Intelligent Recap to generate meeting insights where recording is restricted”
Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers can automatically start transcription without recording, Microsoft 365 Message Center, mirrored at mc.merill.net, 2026, Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers can automatically start transcription without recording.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is in the change summary table of Microsoft's message, under the rows for AI and machine learning.
- What it does not show
- No recording is stored, but the transcript is still text that Copilot can read. Transcribe only is not a privacy setting that keeps the meeting out of AI features.