Microsoft boosts responsible AI team from 350 to 400 personnel

Microsoft is keen to boost trust in its generative AI tools amid mounting concerns about their tendency to generate strange content. In February, the company investigated incidents involving its Copilot chatbot, whose responses ranged from weird to harmful. — Photo by Pau BARRENA/AFP

Microsoft Corp. expanded the team responsible for ensuring its artificial intelligence products are safe, boosting personnel from 350 to 400 last year.

More than half of the group focuses on the task full-time, the company said Wednesday in its first annual AI transparency report, which outlines measures to ensure its services are rolled out responsibly. The team’s additional members include new hires as well as existing employees.