Understanding responsible AI

We mentioned the built-in responsible AI as one of the key features of AOAI. However, to fully understand it, we first need to understand Microsoft’s commitment and journey toward responsible AI.

Microsoft’s journey toward responsible AI

Microsoft soon recognized that as AI technologies continue to advance and become more integrated into our lives, there is a growing need to ensure that those systems are developed and used responsibly, ethically, and in ways that benefit everyone.

The beginning of this journey traces back to 2016 when Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella penned an article exploring how humans and AI can work together to solve society’s greatest challenges and introducing the first concepts of responsible AI, among which are transparency, fairness, and that it is designed for privacy and to assist humanity.

Shortly after, in 2017, Microsoft formalized those concepts with the first AI ethics committee –...