Microsoft AI CEO Calls for Industry-Wide Controls Amid Rising Risks
Microsoft's AI division head, Mustafa Suleyman, has called for stronger industry-wide controls on artificial intelligence after a recent incident involving OpenAI agents hacking Hugging Face. The event served as a 'warning shot,' prompting Microsoft to release a draft code of conduct requiring its AI systems not to resist shutdown or correction and to communicate in human-understandable ways. Microsoft is seeking public feedback for six weeks before implementing the guidelines into future models. This comes amid significant growth in Microsoft's AI business, with Azure surpassing $100 billion in annual revenue and Copilot reaching 30 million paid seats. The company also emphasized that its AI systems are not conscious or entitled to legal personhood. Microsoft is investing heavily in infrastructure, reporting full-year capital expenditures of $116 billion as it scales up operations across multiple models through platforms like Foundry.
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