The new policy follows Microsoft's announcement in September that it would pay legal damages for customers using some of its AI products if they're sued for copyright infringement. It is unclear if the protections extend to Azure OpenAI Service products in preview or if Microsoft is offering indemnity against claims made over the training data used by customers to fine-tune OpenAI models. Microsoft has also developed a technology to identify when AI models generate material that uses third-party intellectual property and content.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft is expanding its policy to protect commercial customers using Azure OpenAI Service from copyright infringement lawsuits, promising to defend and compensate them for any adverse judgements.
- To be eligible for these protections, customers must implement certain technical measures and comply with specific documentation to mitigate the risk of generating infringing content using OpenAI’s models.
- It is unclear whether these protections extend to Azure OpenAI Service products in preview or if Microsoft is offering indemnity against claims made over the training data used by customers to fine-tune OpenAI models.
- Microsoft has developed a technology that can identify when AI models generate material that leverages third-party intellectual property and content, which is a new feature in Microsoft’s Azure AI Content Safety tool, currently available in preview.