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Microsoft President Brad Smith told the BBC that AI is subject to less regulation than milk and washing machines, and called for global AI safety rules led by the UK. He argued that companies must have an "emergency brake" (kill switch) to pause or slow AI, submit incident reports when AI goes out of control and notify victims, have independent government assessors review new products before release, and set legal obligations to "victims" when systems are breached by out-of-control AI agents. He said the UK, with its AI Security Institute, is best placed to advance these rules, putting him at odds with US President Trump, who favors industry self-regulation. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also called for AI models to be equipped with an "emergency brake." UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan is expected to demand that frontier AI companies strengthen relevant measures in a speech on Monday.
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- 网页IT之家· Discussion微软总裁布拉德 · 史密斯：AI 受到的监管甚至不如牛奶和洗衣机(opens the original post in a new tab)
- The Guardian · 人工智能Microsoft president warns AI is less regulated than milk
Microsoft president Brad Smith said AI is less regulated than milk and washing machines, calling for more safety rules for AI. He told the BBC that legal obligations to "victims" should be stipulated when systems are breached by out-of-control AI agents, and argued that companies need an "emergency brake" (kill switch) that can pause or slow down AI. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also called for AI models to be equipped with an "emergency brake." UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan is expected to demand in a Monday speech that frontier AI companies strengthen risk response and safeguards, and the UK government is reportedly preparing legislation to strengthen regulation. Geoffrey Irving, former chief scientist of the UK AI Safety Institute, said AI companies do not have the security capability to prevent hostile states from stealing models.
- BBC NewsMicrosoft president: AI is less regulated than milk, calls on UK to lead global rules
Microsoft president Brad Smith says AI is subject to less regulation than milk and washing machines, and calls for global AI safety rules led by the UK. He argues that companies must set a "kill switch," submit incident reports when AI goes out of control, notify victims, and have new products reviewed by independent government assessors before release. He says the UK, with its AI Security Institute, is best placed to advance these rules, putting him at odds with US President Trump, who favors industry self-regulation.
- 网页BBC News · Technology· DiscussionAI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president(opens the original post in a new tab)
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