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Microsoft AI Code Says Models Must Obey Human Shutdown Requests

Microsoft AI says its models must not resist authorised attempts to pause, redirect or shut them down. The proposed rule appears in a draft Code of Conduct that sets out how Microsoft AI intends to develop and operate its models.

Microsoft AI Code Says Models Must Obey Human Shutdown Requests

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Microsoft AI says its models must not resist authorised attempts to pause, redirect or shut them down.

The proposed rule appears in a draft Code of Conduct that sets out how Microsoft AI intends to develop and operate its models.

The document centres on "Humanist AI", an approach designed to keep AI under human control [...]

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Microsoft AI says its models must not resist authorised attempts to pause, redirect or shut them down. The proposed rule appears in a draft Code of Conduct that sets out how Microsoft AI intends to develop and operate its models. The document centres on "Humanist AI", an approach designed to keep AI under human control [...]

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