# Microsoft Took a Step Toward # HumanRights # Accountability . # Google and # Amazon (and Others) Should Pay Attention! For years, civil society organizations,
Microsoft has taken a significant step towards human rights accountability by implementing new policies regarding its cloud and AI infrastructure. This move is a response to long-standing concerns from civil society, workers, and human rights experts about tech companies potentially enabling human rights abuses through their services to governments. The EFF is urging other major tech players like Google and Amazon to follow Microsoft's example. AI
IMPACT Microsoft's new human rights policies for AI infrastructure could set a precedent for responsible AI deployment by major tech firms.