Microsoft researchers may threaten to quit over model welfare language, predicts artist
sterlingcrispin · x · 2026-09-15
Artist Sterling Crispin predicts that a significant portion of core researchers will threaten to quit Microsoft over recent language (context suggests model welfare-related terms), forcing the company to roll some of it back — reflecting how sensitive the model welfare topic has become among AI researchers.
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