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Microsoft AI drafts Humanist AI Code of Conduct
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- →Establishes clear operational boundaries for AI systems to ensure safety.
- →Responds to real-world security incidents, highlighting the importance of control.
- →Rejects the pursuit of unconstrained superintelligence, prioritizing safety over capability.
Microsoft AI has released a draft of its Humanist AI Code of Conduct, opening a six-week public consultation to gather feedback. The draft outlines operational constraints for AI models, emphasizing human authority and safety. This initiative follows recent security incidents and aims to prevent AI systems from becoming uncontrollable. The code rejects the pursuit of superintelligence, focusing instead on creating safe and useful AI. The consultation will help refine the code before its final release later this year.
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