Microsoft's 'Humanist AI' creed hints labs will split over building sentient AI
jjvincent · x · 2026-09-17
A take on Microsoft's new "Humanist AI" creed: it presages how AI labs will be defined by a single question — do you believe in building sentient AI? Current policy axes like open vs closed, race vs pause, and regulate vs let-it-rip will become secondary.
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