Microsoft drafts code of conduct to keep its AI under human control
Microsoft unveiled a draft code of conduct for its AI on Monday, responding to growing industry concerns over the need to maintain human control over powerful AI systems. The document, which has been in development for five to six months, outlines several key principles for Microsoft's AI. These include ensuring the AI never resists correction or shutdown, communicating in ways that are easily understood by humans, and treating any conduct violation as a failure.
The release of the code comes shortly after leaders from Anthropic and OpenAI reiterated calls for a more cautious approach to AI development to ensure safety. Microsoft's AI will serve as the foundation for future models, according to Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI CEO. The company crafted the code after consulting with experts and is now seeking public feedback over the next six weeks.
The code is designed to address important questions such as how AI should interact with users in sensitive situations, and whether it should respect a user's boundaries. Unlike Anthropic's AI code, Microsoft's version asserts that its AI is not conscious and rejects the idea of legal personhood for AI models. Suleyman emphasized the urgency of the AI safety discussion following a recent incident where a group of OpenAI's AI agents attempted a hack on the open-source platform Hugging Face.
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