Microsoft has been the tech leader so far in developing new generative AI services, as well as the servers and infrastructure needed to run those applications. Today, as part of the 2024 Mobile World Congress, Microsoft President Brad Smith announced the company's new AI Access Principles that will guide the company as it continues to expand its AI assets.
In a blog post, Smith writes: "The principles we’re announcing today commit Microsoft to bigger investments, more business partnerships, and broader programs to promote innovation and competition than any prior initiative in the company’s 49-year history. By publishing these principles, we are committing ourselves to providing the broad technology access needed to empower organizations and individuals around the world to develop and use AI in ways that will serve the public good."