Microsoft is giving users control over artificial intelligence in Teams meetings with a new toggle in the meeting bar, allowing licensed organizers and presenters to turn the meeting AI on and off during an ongoing conversation. This applies to the assistant Copilot, the proactive AI Facilitator, and the automatic Recap, a change prompted by frustration with the Facilitator listening in and making unsolicited suggestions. The toggle appears as soon as the AI is permitted by company policy, with a status indicator showing all participants whether the AI is active. Users can turn everything on or off, or individually disable only Copilot and Recap while keeping the Facilitator. If the AI is off, Teams no longer generates Copilot responses, Facilitator prompts, or notes, though existing content is retained. AI and transcription are linked: turning on the AI starts transcription and Recap automatically, and vice versa. The feature is listed in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap under ID 558286. A license for Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot is required, and only organizers and presenters can use the toggle. The rollout is underway: the first accounts will receive the toggle in mid-July, with broad global availability scheduled for the end of July 2026. It is available on Windows, Mac, the web, and on Android and iOS.