GoKawiilMicrosoft president calls for AI safety rules, citing lack of regulation
Microsoft president Brad Smith told the BBC that artificial intelligence faces less regulatory oversight than milk cartons or washing machines, and called for urgent safety rules including legal accountability for victims of breaches by rogue AI agents. He also urged companies to build 'kill switches' capable of pausing or slowing AI systems that grow out of control. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella separately called for AI models to include an 'emergency brake' so their behaviour can be observed and contained.
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The remarks come from the leadership of a company deeply invested in AI through its infrastructure business and stake in OpenAI, which could lend weight to industry calls for regulation while also shaping what form that regulation takes. The comments align with broader warnings from Anthropic, Google DeepMind and OpenAI about the pace of AI development, and coincide with UK regulators pushing frontier AI firms to improve safety measures. How governments respond could determine whether oversight mechanisms like mandatory kill switches become standard practice or remain voluntary industry commitments.
- Microsoft's Brad Smith says AI is less regulated than milk or washing machines
- He wants legal obligations to victims and mandatory 'kill switches' for AI systems
- Satya Nadella separately called for contained AI systems with observable, testable limits
Source: theguardian.com — Lauren Almeida, 2026-10-12
Published there as: “AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says in warning over safety”
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