Microsoft’s AI Safety Role Grows As Infrastructure Hiring And Security Risks Mount

Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE.

• Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) is partnering with the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation and the U.K. AI Security Institute to help set global AI safety standards.

• The company is launching a 15 week Critical Infrastructure cohort with Per Scholas to build a talent pipeline for data center and AI infrastructure roles.

• Security researchers report new Iranian state sponsored attacks using Microsoft Teams to deliver ransomware, raising fresh concerns around enterprise security.

For investors watching Microsoft, these updates sit at the intersection of AI policy, infrastructure build out, and cybersecurity. The CAISI and AISI collaborations bring national security agencies directly into Microsoft’s AI safety work, which matters as governments look more closely at how large models are developed and…