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Microsoft Rolls out 'Humanist AI' Code of Conduct, Asks the Public to Poke Holes in It
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Microsoft AI published a draft Code of Conduct on Monday governing how its own AI models are meant to behave, according to an announcement from CEO Mustafa Suleyman on X.
Key facts
- Beyond the hard limits, the draft lays out three objectives—Human Flourishing, Plural Values, and Human Control—meant to guide judgment calls the rules don't spell out
- Each of these moves track a broader shift: AI labs are spending more of 2026 talking about restraint, even as they keep shipping
- Microsoft AI published a draft Code of Conduct on Monday governing how its own AI models are meant to behave, according to an announcement from CEO Mustafa Suleyman on X
- Microsoft says plainly it isn't training current models on this version; the code won't shape MAI development until a revised draft ships toward the end of the year, guiding 2027 releases
Summary
Microsoft AI published a draft Code of Conduct on September 14 barring its AI models from assisting with certain weapons, cyberattacks, and nonconsensual deepfakes, opening a six-week public comment period through late October. The draft sets "Absolute Constraints" models can't be configured around, including never resisting shutdown and never concealing their reasoning, while leaving broader objectives like "Plural Values" open to interpretation. Feedback so far has ranged from philosophical pushback on AI "subordination" to questions about who's accountable when an AI-assisted decision can't be undone. The document sets rules AI models can't be configured around, plus broader objectives it wants models to work toward.