# AI Should Be a Tool, Not a Person by Microsoft AI > “AI should be a tool, not a person, and should never resist being switched off.” > **— Microsoft AI**, *Humanist AI Code of Conduct, September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Indexed source and context:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]], entry “Microsoft AI — Tool, not person.” - **Publication record:** [Source preserving the statement](https://microsoft.ai/news/mai-code-of-conduct/); the index classifies the wording as an official Microsoft AI document. - **Editorial treatment:** The complete sentence is reproduced without substantive alteration. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Research index:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War|The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Microsoft AI|Microsoft AI]] - [[wiki/Humanist AI|Humanist AI]] - [[wiki/Synthetic Personhood|Synthetic Personhood]] - [[wiki/AI Control|AI Control]] - [[wiki/Human Control of AI|Human Control of AI]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “AI should be a tool, not a person, and should never resist being switched off.” — Microsoft AI, Humanist AI Code of Conduct, September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-microsoft-ai-tool-not-person ```