The danger of AI is not that it will become conscious and hate us, but that it will become competent and ignore us."
—Eliezer Yudkowsky
Microsoft’s draft Humanist AI Code sets boundaries for MAI models, requiring them to remain under human control and prohibiting behavior such as resisting shutdown, hiding actions or expanding their authorized scope
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the code for Microsoft’s MAI models will be released for public feedback, as the debate over frontier AI safety and the pace of AI development intensifies.
The framework bans the use of covered data for AI training and its sale, while requiring human oversight. AFT President Randi Weingarten said she hopes other AI companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, will also sign on, with discussions already underway.
NVIDIA, IBM, Adobe, Microsoft, SpaceX and nearly 40 other technology companies have launched the Open Secure AI Alliance, a global coalition to develop and share open-source tools, techniques and models to defend against AI-powered cyberattacks.
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said the company is more than halfway toward its 2030 water-use intensity goal and replenished more water than it withdrew globally in FY2025.
Unlike legacy media houses, this time newspapers owned by small businesses and families have filed a lawsuit seeking fair compensation for their work.
The nonprofit will seek private and philanthropic funding to support training and career transitions for U.S. workers adapting to the AI economy.
The UK government has established the AI Economics Institute (AIEI) to study and track AI’s economic impacts on labor markets, productivity and growth.
Elon Musk took the witness stand in a federal court in Oakland on April 28, accusing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman of turning a charity into a profit machine — and warning that a verdict in OpenAI’s favour could destroy the foundations of charitable giving in America.
The announcement in Singapore follows another $1 billion investment deal in Thailand made two days ago by Microsoft amid the tech giant’s aggressive push into South East Asia markets.
