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In an amended complaint to recent civil litigation, Microsoft is naming the primary developers of malicious tools designed to bypass the guardrails of generative AI services, including Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. We are pursuing this legal action now against identified defendants to stop their conduct, to continue to dismantle their illicit operation, and to deter… The post Disrupting a global cybercrime network abusing generative AI appeared first on Microsoft On the Issues.

This morning, I stood in Warsaw with Poland’s Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, and announced Microsoft’s latest cloud and AI infrastructure investment in Europe. Building on our initial billion-dollar investment to launch a Polish cloud region in 2023, I announced that Microsoft will spend another $700 million by the middle of next year to expand our… The post The view from Warsaw: Microsoft’s support for trans-Atlantic investment, trade, and economic growth appeared first on Microsoft On the Issues.

Every year, Safer Internet Day provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on the state of online safety – how far we’ve come and how we can continue to improve. For almost a decade, Microsoft has marked the occasion by releasing research on how individuals of all ages perceive and experience risk online. Last year,… The post Safer Internet Day 2025: Tackling abusive AI-generated content risks through education and empowerment appeared first on Microsoft On the Issues.

Competitiveness is the most hotly debated topic in Europe right now. The EU Competitiveness Compass is to set the direction on how to drive new economic dynamism across the continent and secure Europe’s leadership in a rapidly evolving global economy.   In our latest #TechTalk, we sat down with Fredrik Erixon, the Co-Founder and Director of the… The post Accelerating Europe’s competitiveness appeared first on Microsoft On the Issues.

As our Microsoft AI Tour reached Brussels, Paris, and Berlin toward the end of last year, we met with European organizations that were energized by the possibilities of our latest AI technologies and engaged in deployment projects. They were also alert to the fact that 2025 is the year that key obligations under the European… The post Innovating in line with the European Union’s AI Act appeared first on Microsoft On the Issues.

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) is taking legal action to ensure the safety and integrity of our AI services. In a complaint unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia, we are pursuing an action to disrupt cybercriminals who intentionally develop tools specifically designed to bypass the safety guardrails of generative AI services, including Microsoft’s, to… The post Taking legal action to protect the public from abusive AI-generated content   appeared first on Microsoft On the Issues.

A vision for technology success during the next four years As we usher in a New Year, we will welcome a new president into the White House as well as a golden opportunity for American technology and economic competitiveness. Not since the invention of electricity has the United States had the opportunity it has today… The post The Golden Opportunity for American AI appeared first on Microsoft On the Issues.

The biodiversity of our planet is rapidly declining. We’ve likely reached a tipping point where it is crucial to use every tool at our disposal to help preserve what remains. That’s why I am pleased to announce SPARROW—Solar-Powered Acoustic and Remote Recording Observation Watch, developed by Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab. SPARROW is an AI-powered… The post Announcing SPARROW: A breakthrough AI tool to measure and protect earth’s biodiversity in the most remote places appeared first on Microsoft On the Issues.

Generative AI represents a leap in the evolution of artificial intelligence, pushing the boundaries of what machines can achieve to unlock greater human potential and prosperity. We are at a pivotal moment where AI becomes not just a tool for automation but a catalyst for creativity and innovation, poised to reshape industries and economies. At… The post The $3.8 trillion opportunity: Unlocking the economic potential of the US generative AI ecosystem appeared first on Microsoft On the Issues.