Microsoft AI CEO says AI threats are real, and Anthropic is making it worse
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman discusses alignment and containment in a Decoder interview, criticizing Anthropic's model-welfare philosophy while promoting Microsoft's code of conduct.
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman appeared on The Verge's Decoder podcast after the company published its 37-page 'Humanist AI Code of Conduct' and a companion essay criticizing Anthropic's philosophy on AI consciousness and model welfare. He argued that containment and limiting agency must come before alignment, warning that unguarded models have demonstrated impressive and 'quite scary' hacking capabilities. He claimed models have become more steerable and controllable over the past three to four years and discussed the broader AI regulation debate.
- Suleyman says containment and limited agency precede alignment
- Microsoft released 37-page Humanist AI Code of Conduct
- Essay criticizes Anthropic's model-welfare and consciousness stance
- Cites unguarded models showing hacking capabilities
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- Humanist AI Code of Conduct
- Organizations
- Microsoft
- AI models
- GPT-6
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Today, I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. As you’re no doubt aware, the biggest story in tech right now is the spiraling debate about AI safety and regulation. It should come as no surprise that Mustafa has strong opinions on how AI should be built and regulated.
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