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Microsoft’s new ‘Humanist AI’ rules ban weapons, demand human control

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Microsoft released a draft framework that puts humans first, banning its AI models from imitating consciousness or exceeding human control.

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  1. Quartz

    Microsoft is publishing its first code of conduct for its own AI models (opens Quartz)

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    The guidelines bar Microsoft's models from helping manufacture weapons or concealing their reasoning, with a final version set to guide development starting in 2027

  2. Insider

    Microsoft publishes 37-page 'humanist' code of conduct after AI doom debate: 'This is urgent' (opens Insider)

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    Microsoft sums up its AI code of conduct in five words: "People matter more than AI."

  3. Washington Examiner

    Microsoft releases ‘Humanist AI’ code of conduct (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Microsoft released a draft of its “Humanist AI” code of conduct on Monday as the top leaders in artificial intelligence call for slower development of the technology. The preliminary guidelines published by Microsoft essentially state that AI models should remain under human control, and that any mo…

  4. Tech Startups

    Microsoft Draws a Red Line for AI: New Code of Conduct Sets Limits on Future AI Models (opens Tech Startups)

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    Microsoft is drawing a line around what its future AI models can do, including a blunt rule that may become far more significant as AI systems gain greater autonomy: they must remain under human control.

  5. FOX Business

    Microsoft unveils code of conduct for AI models as safety concerns mount (opens FOX Business)

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    Microsoft's draft Humanist AI Code of Conduct spans 37 pages and aims to ensure humans retain meaningful control over superintelligence development.

  6. MyNorthwest

    Microsoft’s new ‘Humanist AI’ rules ban weapons, demand human control (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Microsoft released a draft framework that puts humans first, banning its AI models from imitating consciousness or exceeding human control.

  7. BizPac Review

    Microsoft drafts AI code of conduct over fears its models could resist shutdown (opens BizPac Review)

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    One of the world’s largest tech companies says it wants its advanced artificial intelligence models to remain under human control. Microsoft AI (MAI) published a draft code […]

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