New Delhi: Microsoft has made a clearer announcement that it doesn’t want its AI tools to venture into the adult or erotic territory. The CEO of Microsoft AI noted that the company will not build or support any AI products that are going to provide simulated erotica. Mustafa Suleyman said, “That’s just not a service we’re going to provide, ” as stated at the Paley International Council Summit held in Menlo Park, California. His comments come shortly after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that verified adults would soon be able to use ChatGPT for erotica, adding that OpenAI is not the elected moral police of the world.
The two tech companies, once closely aligned, now appear to be on slightly different paths. Microsoft has been one of OpenAI’s most prominent backers and its leading cloud partner, but its partnership has shown a few cracks recently. OpenAI has started working with Microsoft’s rivals like Google and Oracle, while Microsoft continues to strengthen its own AI ecosystem through its Copilot platform.
Microsoft also announced the latest AI features for its Copilot assistant, including a conversational companion named Mico, which can respond to calls and even express moods by changing its colour. The CEO of Microsoft AI, who joined earlier this year after co-founding DeepMind and Inflexion AI, has often spoken about building responsibly. At the event, he cautioned that the rise of erotica driven AI systems, usually featuring digital avatars or adultbot companions, could be dangerous. OpenAI didn’t respond to the remarks, while Elon Musk xAI dismissed media coverage of the issue.
