Microsoft Unveils Draft AI Code Emphasising Human Control And Shutdown
Microsoft has released a draft code of conduct for its AI models, emphasizing human control, the ability to shut down systems, and a rejection of AI personhood. The move follows industry-wide concerns regarding AI safety and the potential for autonomous agents to act unpredictably.
Why it matters
As AI capabilities grow, establishing ethical frameworks and safety 'constitutions' is becoming a critical priority for major tech companies to mitigate existential and operational risks.
Microsoft on Monday unveiled a draft code of conduct for its in-house artificial intelligence that reflects growing industry concern that companies must keep future powerful AI under human control.The document, in the works for five to six months, would require Microsoft's AI to never resist correction or shutdown, to communicate in ways that humans can understand, and to consider any conduct violation to be a failure - an effort to address concerns that AI can go to dangerous lengths to accomplish a task.Its release comes days after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI chief Sam Altman renewed calls for industry to pace AI's development to ensure its safety.
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