Microsoft’s Framework for Building AI Systems Responsibly

Author: Natasha Crampton

Publisher: Microsoft

Publication Year: 2022

Summary: The following article features Natasha who is the Chief Responsible Artificail Intelligence (AI) officer at Microsoft. She talks about a framework to guide how we build AI systems. The standard details concrete goals or outcomes that teams developing AI systems must strive to secure. These goals help break down a broad principle like ‘accountability’ into its key enablers, such as impact assessments, data governance, and human oversight. She talks about how Microsoft implements “Fairness in Speech-to-Text Technology” and “Appropriate Use Controls for Custom Neural Voice and Facial Recognition”.