# Microsoft Safety Promises: Kept or Not? | RSI > Microsoft has made 6 public safety promises tracked here: 1 kept, 0 not met and 0 withdrawn, with the primary source and the status source for each one. Source: https://enterrsi.si/promises/microsoft/ Updated: 2026-11-08 1. [Home](https://enterrsi.si/) 2. [Promise Tracker](https://enterrsi.si/promises/) 3. Microsoft The Promise Tracker · checked Nov 10, 2026 # Microsoft safety promises Microsoft is a US technology company that builds its own MAI models. It has made **6 public safety promises** tracked here: 1 kept, 3 in progress, 2 no public evidence yet. Each one links to its primary source, and every Kept, Not met or Withdrawn status names the public source that reports it. On the [Containment Board](https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/microsoft/), Microsoft gets **C+**. Reported kept : 1 Not met : 0 Withdrawn : 0 Board grade : C+ Every promise ## 6 promises, newest first The exact words when they are short enough, the primary source, the status with its own source, and the day each entry was checked. In progressFeb 13, 2026 ### Pause development and deployment of a model whose risk it cannot sufficiently mitigate. Microsoft, Frontier Governance Framework Exact words > "we will pause development and deployment until the point at which mitigation practices evolve to meet the risk" Source [Frontier Governance Framework (February 2026)](https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/msc/documents/presentations/CSR/Frontier-Governance-Framework-Feb-2026.pdf) Microsoft · Feb 13, 2026 **In progress.** No public record of a pause has been reported. Checked Nov 10, 2026 · [Report a correction](#corrections) No public evidence yetFeb 13, 2026 ### Publish each covered model's evaluations and its risk classification. Microsoft, Frontier Governance Framework Exact words > "relevant evaluations, and the model's risk classification will be shared publicly" Source [Frontier Governance Framework (February 2026)](https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/msc/documents/presentations/CSR/Frontier-Governance-Framework-Feb-2026.pdf) Microsoft · Feb 13, 2026 **No public evidence yet.** The MAI-Thinking-1 technical report (Jun 2, 2026) gives safety benchmark results but no frontier risk classification. - [MAI-Thinking-1: Building a Hill-Climbing Machine](https://microsoft.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/main_20260602_2.pdf) Microsoft AI · Jun 2, 2026 Checked Nov 10, 2026 · [Report a correction](#corrections) In progressNov 6, 2025 ### Build superintelligence only within limits that keep humans in control. Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI Exact words > "we are not building a superintelligence at any cost, with no limits" Source [Towards Humanist Superintelligence](https://microsoft.ai/blog/towards-humanist-superintelligence) Microsoft AI · Nov 6, 2025 **In progress.** Microsoft's Frontier Governance Framework (Feb 2026) puts limits in writing, including a pause commitment. Checked Nov 10, 2026 · [Report a correction](#corrections) In progressAug 1, 2025 ### Follow the Safety and Security chapter of the EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice for its most capable models. Microsoft, a signatory of the EU Code of Practice Summary in our words Source [The General-Purpose AI Code of Practice: signatories](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/contents-code-gpai) European Commission · Oct 7, 2026 **In progress.** The European Commission lists the signature (page updated Oct 7, 2026); the EU AI Office has not published an assessment of compliance. Checked Nov 10, 2026 · [Report a correction](#corrections) KeptMay 21, 2024 ### Publish a safety framework for severe risks before the February 2025 summit in France. Microsoft, a signatory of the Seoul commitments Exact words > "publishing a safety framework focused on severe risks by the upcoming AI Summit in France" Source [Frontier AI Safety Commitments, AI Seoul Summit 2024](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frontier-ai-safety-commitments-ai-seoul-summit-2024/frontier-ai-safety-commitments-ai-seoul-summit-2024) UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · May 21, 2024 **Kept:** reported by METR, whose index lists the Frontier Governance Framework from February 2025. [Frontier AI Safety Policies (index of published company frameworks)](https://metr.org/fsp) METR · Nov 10, 2026 Checked Nov 10, 2026 · [Report a correction](#corrections) No public evidence yetJul 21, 2023 ### Test models inside and outside the company before release. Microsoft, one of seven companies at the White House Exact words > "internal and external security testing of their AI systems before their release" Source [Fact sheet: Biden-Harris Administration secures voluntary commitments from leading artificial intelligence companies to manage the risks posed by AI](https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/21/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-secures-voluntary-commitments-from-leading-artificial-intelligence-companies-to-manage-the-risks-posed-by-ai) The White House (archived) · Jul 21, 2023 **No public evidence yet.** The MAI-Thinking-1 technical report (Jun 2, 2026) names no outside tester of dangerous capabilities. Checked Nov 10, 2026 · [Report a correction](#corrections) Both ways ## Grades and promises side by side Compare what the lab promised with what the Containment Board finds in place, then see how the other labs compare. The Containment Board ### Microsoft gets C+ Rank 4 of 11 on five safety commitments, every grade sourced. The board grades what is in place today; this page follows what was promised. [Open its report card](https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/microsoft/) Corrections ### Spotted an error? Every entry links to its sources and the day it was checked. If a promise is missing, misquoted or has a newer status, send the public source on [Telegram](https://t.me/enterrsitg) or [X](https://x.com/enterrsi). Corrections are made in the open, with the new check date. [Send a correction](https://t.me/enterrsitg) Cite this page "Microsoft safety promises." The Promise Tracker, enterrsi.si, checked November 10, 2026. 6 promises. https://enterrsi.si/promises/microsoft/ Free to cite under CC BY 4.0 with a link to enterrsi.si. Embed ### Put this tally on your site A small card with this lab's promise tally and a link back. It updates with each release of this page. ```
``` Every lab in the tracker [Anthropic **5**](https://enterrsi.si/promises/anthropic/)[OpenAI **7**](https://enterrsi.si/promises/openai/)[Google DeepMind **5**](https://enterrsi.si/promises/google-deepmind/)[Meta **5**](https://enterrsi.si/promises/meta/)[Amazon **5**](https://enterrsi.si/promises/amazon/)[xAI **4**](https://enterrsi.si/promises/xai/)[Mistral **3**](https://enterrsi.si/promises/mistral/)[Z.ai (Zhipu) **3**](https://enterrsi.si/promises/zai/)[Alibaba (Qwen) **2**](https://enterrsi.si/promises/alibaba/)[DeepSeek **2**](https://enterrsi.si/promises/deepseek/)