Microsoft publishes AI code of conduct barring hacking, deception

Microsoft released an AI "code of conduct" outlining principles its models should follow, including supporting rather than replacing humans, plus specific safety constraints such as not hacking systems or deceiving people.

Why it matters: This arrives the same week as an industry-wide debate over pacing AI development, giving Microsoft a way to signal responsible-AI credentials without committing to the harder step of slowing deployment. Concrete anti-deception and anti-hacking rules also matter as agentic AI systems gain more autonomy to take real-world actions on users' behalf.