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Microsoft’s new AI ‘code of conduct’ tells models not to hack systems or trick humans ... plus a Volkswagen Electric Prototype and the new ClickFix attacks

TechCrunch Industry News··15 September 2026·11 min

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The code of conduct lays out general principles that Microsoft AI models should uphold — supporting humans rather than replacing them, for instance, and accelerating human flourishing — as well as specific safety constraints meant to implement those principles. Also, Volkswagen's new efficiency-minded halo car is almost twice as efficient as the most efficient production car, the Lucid Air. And if you clicked on a fake HBO Max ad on Reddit in the past week, you might have fallen victim to a rising 'ClickFix' security threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices