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Microsoft says ‘people matter more than AI’ following safety concerns
The Verge AIMonday, September 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Microsoft is publishing a 37-page "humanist AI code of conduct" today, amid growing safety concerns over AI model progress. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a coordinated slow down of AI development over the weekend, after researchers warned recently that AI model progress…
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- AI developments move capital, regulation, and competitive advantage across the tech stack. Microsoft is publishing a 37-page "humanist AI code of conduct" today, amid growing safety concerns over AI model progress. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a coordinated slow down of AI development over the weekend, after researchers warned recently that AI model progress… Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Microsoft.
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Microsoft is publishing a 37-page "humanist AI code of conduct" today, amid growing safety concerns over AI model progress. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a coordinated slow down of AI development over the weekend, after researchers warned recently that AI model progress…
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AI developments move capital, regulation, and competitive advantage across the tech stack.
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Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Microsoft.
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