Microsoft has announced its Safe Participation Framework, which aims to help young people benefit from artificial intelligence while protecting their privacy, as the company expands safety measures for children on Copilot and Bing.
Under the new measures, users must sign in to access Microsoft’s artificial intelligence assistant, Copilot. Use of the platform by children under 13 has also been restricted.
The company has strengthened the filters used by the Bing search engine to block harmful content. It has also made a new application programming interface called the Windows Age API available to help developers carry out age-verification processes more reliably.
Three core safety pillars
The Safe Participation Framework is based on three core pillars: safety by design, age-differentiated experiences and education.
Global cooperation plan
Microsoft said digital safety cannot be achieved through technology alone. The company said it would deepen global cooperation with artificial intelligence safety institutes, governments, educators and civil society organizations.