Responsible AI

This document is Microsoft's Responsible AI public-facing policy page, governing the ethical principles, governance structures, tools, and standards Microsoft states it applies to the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems across its products and services. The document states commitments to six core AI principles — fairness, reliability and safety, privacy and security, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability — and describes internal governance mechanisms including a Responsible AI Standard, the Office of Responsible AI, and an AI, Ethics, and Effects in Engineering and Research (AETHER) Committee. The document is a public policy and values statement rather than a binding legal agreement; it does not create enforceable obligations on Microsoft toward individual consumers, and the gap between stated principles and operational implementation is not independently audited or verified within the document itself. The document engages with regulatory frameworks including the EU AI Act, GDPR, and emerging US federal and state AI governance initiatives, though the document does not assert compliance with any specific regulation and the applicability of these frameworks depends on jurisdiction, product type, and deployment context. Material compliance considerations for enterprise customers and institutional stakeholders include how Microsoft's stated Responsible AI Standard is incorporated into contractual terms, how the AETHER Committee's recommendations translate into product-level controls, and how voluntary commitments in this document interact with mandatory obligations under applicable law.