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Microsoft is a US technology company that builds its own MAI models. Its Containment Board grade is C+ (GPA 2.34), rank 4 of 11.
- Overall grade
- C+
- Board rank
- 4 of 11
- Models listed
- 3
- Rogue Log cases
- 1
The lab
Microsoft is a US technology company that builds its own MAI models. Microsoft's Frontier Governance Framework has one of the clearest unconditional pause pledges on this board, and its general reporting channels are mature. The public record for its own MAI models is thin: the MAI-Thinking-1 report describes red teaming but gives no frontier risk classification or government testing.
Safety grades
On the Containment Board Microsoft gets C+ overall (GPA 2.34), rank 4 of 11. Each grade, its reasons and its sources are on the Microsoft report card.
- Safety frameworkB-
- Outside testingC
- Shutdown and pauseB-
- Incident disclosureC
- Whistleblower protectionC+
Notable facts
- Microsoft's framework commits it to pause development and deployment of a model whose risk it cannot sufficiently mitigate.
- UK AISI and Microsoft announced a partnership on high-risk capability evaluation and safeguard testing on May 5, 2026.
Its own safety policy
- Frontier Governance Framework Version February 2026
Screens Microsoft's most advanced models for CBRN, offensive cyber, advanced autonomy, loss of control and harmful manipulation capabilities, rescreening at least every six months. Risks must be brought to low or medium before deployment, or development and deployment pause.
Rules where it is based
- In force EO 14434 United States
- In force EO 14365 United States
- Voluntary or guidance AI Action Plan United States
- Voluntary or guidance National Policy Framework United States
- Voluntary or guidance CAISSI United States
- Proposed FRONTIER Act United States
- In force SB 53 California
- Passed, not yet in force SB 813 California
- In force EO N-9-26 California
- Passed, not yet in force RAISE Act New York
Sources
- Frontier Governance Framework (February 2026) Microsoft ·
- Frontier AI Safety Policies (index of published company frameworks) METR ·
- MAI-Thinking-1: Building a Hill-Climbing Machine Microsoft AI ·
- Partnering with Microsoft to strengthen frontier AI safety UK AI Security Institute ·
- Standards of Business Conduct (Trust Code) Microsoft ·
- AI Safety Index Summer 2026, full report: Whistleblowing Protection indicators and Reporting Culture and Whistleblowing Track Record Future of Life Institute ·
In the Rogue Log
Incidents involving Microsoft systems
1 case in the Rogue Incident Database involve Microsoft systems. The most recent are shown here.
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