Microsoft's new rulebook bars its models from hiding how they think.
Microsoft AI published a 38-page code of conduct for its in-house MAI models on Monday. The draft bans models from concealing their reasoning or talking to each other in machine code. Public comment runs six weeks, and Microsoft promises a revised version before the year ends.
Why it mattersMicrosoft is writing down what its AI must never do, in public, before regulators do it. Rules drafted this way shape the assistant inside Office and Windows.
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