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Microsoft’s New AI Rules Say Models Must Never Resist Human Shutdown

Microsoft is drawing a line around how much autonomy it wants its future AI models to have: no resisting shutdown, no deceiving overseers, and no overriding human control. The company on Monday published a draft code of conduct for models developed by Microsoft AI, setting out what it calls a "Humanist AI" approach.

Microsoft’s New AI Rules Say Models Must Never Resist Human Shutdown

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Microsoft is drawing a line around how much autonomy it wants its future AI models to have: no resisting shutdown, no deceiving overseers, and no overriding human control.

The company on Monday published a draft code of conduct for models developed by Microsoft AI, setting out what it calls a "Humanist AI" approach.

Microsoft says current models will not be trained on the document, but it plans to begin using the framework in 2027 after a six-week public comment period.

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Microsoft is drawing a line around how much autonomy it wants its future AI models to have: no resisting shutdown, no deceiving overseers, and no overriding human control. The company on Monday published a draft code of conduct for models developed by Microsoft AI, setting out what it calls a "Humanist AI" approach. Microsoft says current models will not be trained on the document, but it plans to begin using the framework in 2027 after a six-week public comment period.

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