Microsoft released a provisional code of conduct that will impose restrictions on its artificial intelligence models. The move came days after leadership teams at Anthropic and OpenAI agreed to slow development progress.

As the developer of Windows and Office products, Microsoft aims to be seen as a responsible participant in the artificial intelligence sector. The company is also a major cloud service provider.

Mustafa Suleyman, who oversees model development, told CNBC that the public wants to see clearer commitments to ensure AI always serves humanity rather than attempting to replace humans.

He added that the market has expressed extensive views that AI should not create dependency, should not engage in sycophantic behavior, and should promote human judgment, autonomy and agency.

Suleyman said the guidelines had been in preparation for about five months, but Microsoft decided to publish them now in response to recent discussions.

As technological capabilities continue to improve, concerns among AI practitioners and the public regarding related risks are increasing. Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned last week, saying the AI laboratory and OpenAI were racing toward self-improving superintelligence with human lives at stake.

Industry bellwethers made responses too. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said last Saturday that the Hugging Face incident partly prompted his call to slow the pace of AI model improvements. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman voiced support, while SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted on X that Dario is right.
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