• Microsoft published its 2026 Responsible AI Transparency Report, outlining updates to governance, risk management, tools, partnerships for AI accountability.
• Responsible AI Standard was re-engineered to align with the AI tech stack, adding scenario-specific requirements that can adapt to new risks.
• Risk controls expanded for agentic AI, including agent identities, tool permissions, action monitoring to manage systems that use memory, tools, data.
• New lifecycle tools highlighted, including an AI Red Teaming Agent, agent evaluators, RAMPART, ASSERT, Agent Control Specification for testing, runtime controls.
• Microsoft cited ISO 42001 certification across products including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Foundry, GitHub Copilot, positioning it as a governance benchmark.

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