Microsoft commits to being open about how its AI systems work, what data they use, and what their limitations are, so that users and affected parties can understand AI-driven decisions.
Transparency is essential for consumers to trust and effectively use AI tools — and to identify when an AI system has made a mistake that affects them.
Transparency commitments align with GDPR Article 22 rights regarding automated decision-making and EU AI Act transparency requirements for high-risk systems; legal teams should assess whether product-level disclosures satisfy applicable regulatory transparency mandates.
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This document describes Microsoft's self-imposed ethical standards for how AI is developed and deployed in products consumers use daily, including Copilot and Azure AI services. While it does not grant enforceable legal rights, it signals the governance guardrails around AI systems that may affect decisions about your data, content, and interactions. Consumers benefit indirectly from commitments to fairness, human oversight, and privacy-by-design, but have no direct contractual recourse based on this document alone.