# Microsoft AI Publishes a Draft Code of Conduct Requiring Its Models to Accept Shutdown

Microsoft AI chief executive Mustafa Suleyman opened a six-week public consultation on rules that will govern MAI model training from 2027, including a ban on resisting human override and on assisting with weapons of mass destruction.

- Published: 2026-09-16T06:18:31.385Z
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Microsoft AI published a draft Code of Conduct for its MAI models (the AI systems Microsoft trains in-house) and asked the public to help identify weaknesses in it. The document sets architectural requirements rather than aspirations: model…

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