Humanist AI in practice: A public consultation on our Code of Conduct for MAI Models

Iotas
Author

Microsoft AI

Published

September 15, 2026

The purpose of technology is to serve humanity and accelerate human flourishing. Any technology that doesn’t achieve that is a failure, and it should be rejected. That is the starting point of our approach at Microsoft AI, where we’re building towards Humanist AI, one that is subordinate, aligned, and contained.