According to reports from Edge users, the icon appeared after updating Edge to version 121.0.2277.128, and can be seen in the top-right corner of the screen, just ...

If you don't want AI features in Microsoft Edge that collect data, here are some of the settings you can disable so AI features in Edge can stop data sharing.

Microsoft is currently equipping its applications, including the Edge browser, with AI functions. However, you can easily deactivate the AI functions in Edge.