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ConductAtlas classifies this Ethical considerations for generative AI use clause as medium severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

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Yes. ConductAtlas has identified similar Ethical considerations for generative AI use clauses across approximately 87 other tracked platforms. You can compare how platforms differ on this clause type in the cross-platform comparison view.

Ethical considerations for generative AI use — Microsoft

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Clause Stability Stable

Changes

Months Monitored

Jul 10, 2026

First Seen

Jul 10, 2026

Last Seen

This clause type exists across 258 other provisions on other platforms.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD

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When using generative AI tools, ethical considerations include addressing bias and fairness, ensuring privacy and security, maintaining transparency and accountability, promoting inclusiveness, and ensuring reliability and safety.

— Excerpt from Microsoft's Responsible AI

Applicable regulations

CFAA

United States Federal

DSA

European Union

Provision details

Document information

Document

Responsible AI

Entity

Microsoft

Document last updated

March 5, 2026

Tracking information

First tracked

April 27, 2026

Last verified

July 9, 2026

Record ID

CA-P-017090

Document ID

CA-D-00003

Evidence Provenance

Source URL

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/responsible-ai#legacy

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Content hash (SHA-256)

c2711385e39a092fcc66f3433e970b093ef581a8f85518707b28e93428be600a

Analysis generated

April 27, 2026 08:55 UTC

Methodology

summarize_document-v8

Evidence

✓ Snapshot stored ✓ Hash verified

Citation Record

Entity: Microsoft
Document: Responsible AI
Record ID: CA-P-017090
Captured: 2026-04-27 08:55:46 UTC
SHA-256: c2711385e39a092f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/microsoft/responsible-ai/provision/CA-P-017090/ethical-considerations-for-generative-ai-use/
Accessed: July 10, 2026

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Classification

Severity

Medium

Other risks in this policy

Establish Office of Responsible AI for governance medium
Implement AI governance tools to monitor systems medium
Microsoft fairness principle for AI systems medium
Organizations must develop Responsible AI Standard medium
Responsible validation of AI models for fairness medium
Six core responsible AI principles obligation medium

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Microsoft's Ethical considerations for generative AI use clause do?

The clause states: “When using generative AI tools, ethical considerations include addressing bias and fairness, ensuring privacy and security, maintaining transparency and accountability, promoting inclusiveness, and ensuring reliability and safety.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 87 platforms. See the full comparison.

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