Microsoft drafts feel-good AI model guidelines and wants your input
Redmond outlines 'aspirational' goals for model behavior, but gives itself a pass if it gets things wrong
Microsoft released a draft code of conduct for guiding how the company will train future AI models in a public consultation process. The company's primary objective is to ensure humans retain meaningful control over AI to help people live healthier, happier, and more productive lives. This Humanist AI Code of Conduct aims to inform how Microsoft trains MAI (Microsoft AI) models, the technical controls, operational and monitoring systems, and organizational culture that supports these goals.
The focus is on MAI models as sources of health, happiness, and productivity, not on other potential sources of well-being such as employment. The 38-page document makes strong declarations, such as Microsoft's MAI models will not misrepresent their reasoning, conceal their capabilities, or pursue their own goals. This code of conduct is designed to cover Microsoft employees and contractors who train MAI models, but it has no teeth and no consequences for breaking its rules.
It should be read as a north star, outlining what Microsoft is working toward, rather than a guarantee of present-day performance. Microsoft will accept public input until October 25, 2026.
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