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  "id": 7329783,
  "title": "Microsoft is publishing its first code of conduct for its own AI models",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/microsoft-is-publishing-its-first-code-of-conduct-for-its-own-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-14T13:50:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
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    "url": "https://qz.com/microsoft-ai-model-code-of-conduct-mai-091426"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Microsoft has published its first code of conduct for its in-house artificial intelligence models. The guidelines, which are open for public feedback, require Microsoft's AI to prioritize human judgment and autonomy, and to communicate in ways that humans can understand. According to Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, the code of conduct represents a \"constitution of sorts\" for future models made by the company.\n\nThe code of conduct bars Microsoft's models from helping manufacture weapons or concealing their reasoning. It also requires AI to never resist correction or shutdown, and to consider any conduct violation to be a failure. The guidelines reflect growing industry concern that companies must keep future powerful AI under human control. This comes after recent calls from industry leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI chief Sam Altman, to pace AI's development to ensure its safety.\n\nMicrosoft's code of conduct has been under development for approximately five months and is set to guide development starting in 2027. The company is seeking public feedback on the guidelines, including on open questions like whether AI should respect a user's boundaries and how it should interact with someone in a sensitive state. According to Quartz, the final version will be used to train the models that Microsoft builds.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Microsoft drafts code of conduct to keep its AI under human control",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/microsoft-drafts-code-of-conduct-to-keep-its-ai-under-human-control",
        "published": "2026-09-14T13:02:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Microsoft drafts code of conduct to keep its AI under human control",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/microsoft-drafts-code-of-conduct-to-keep-its-ai-under-human-control-7327348",
        "published": "2026-09-14T13:24:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Microsoft AI CEO releases Humanist Code of Conduct for AI models; calls it 'urgent'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/microsoft-ai-ceo-releases-humanist-code-of-conduct-for-ai-models",
        "published": "2026-09-14T14:17:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Microsoft publishes 37-page 'humanist' code of conduct after AI doom debate: 'This is urgent'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/microsoft-publishes-37-page-humanist-code-of-conduct-after-ai-doom",
        "published": "2026-09-14T14:30:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "‘Never resist correction, shutdown': Microsoft unveils new draft code for its AI amid growing ‘control’ concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/never-resist-correction-shutdown-microsoft-unveils-new-draft-code-for",
        "published": "2026-09-14T16:11:21.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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