Microsoft AI publishes conduct code for MAI models: no consciousness claims, no legal personhood
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-15
Microsoft AI released a Code of Conduct for its future MAI models, making human control non-negotiable and instructing models to increase human agency rather than replace human roles.
Key points:
- The company rejects pursuing legal personhood for models, or the idea that models deserve welfare or rights; training systems to imitate consciousness-like states increases the challenge of containment, control, and alignment
- Models must stop when instructed, stay within authorized scope, avoid creating their own goals, and never make themselves harder to interrupt, redirect, or shut down
- AI should preserve people's ability to reason and decide, complementing human relationships and professional roles
- MAI models must not imitate consciousness, claim feelings, encourage emotional dependence, or position themselves as substitutes for human relationships
Related event: Microsoft AI Unveils Draft Humanist AI Code of Conduct for MAI Models(22 posts)→
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