Microsoft’s AI ‘access’ principles stress responsibility and competition

Microsoft has released new principles for ensuring broader access to artificial intelligence which encourage both responsibility and competition, while arguing the emerging technologies are creating a “new sector of the economy.”

“The principles we’re announcing today commit Microsoft to bigger investments, more business partnerships, and broader programs to promote innovation and competition than any prior initiative in the company’s 49-year history,” writes Microsoft vice chairman and president Brad Smith in a Feb. 26 blog post announcing the new principles...