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AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president confirms in warning over safety
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Artificial intelligence is less regulated than milk and washing machines, the president of Microsoft has said, as the tech industry warns over the safety of AI.
Key facts
- Microsoft, which operates AI infrastructure and is a shareholder in the ChatGPT owner, OpenAI, is led by chief executive Satya Nadella
- He told the BBC: “Right now, your washing machine is subject to more safety rules than AI
- Companies needed “emergency brakes”, also known as “kill switches”, to pause or slow down AI if it grew out of control, he told the BBC
- His and Smith’s comments came as Britain’s AI minister, Kanishka Narayan, prepared to call on firms developing frontier AI to do more to make sure it is safe
Summary
Brad Smith said there should be more safety rules to govern the technology including a legal obligation to a “victim” if their system was breached by rogue AI agents. He told the BBC: “Right now, your washing machine is subject to more safety rules than AI. There are growing calls from experts, politicians and regulators for tougher rules to control AI, as well as warnings from Anthropic, Google DeepMind and OpenAI that the pace of the technology’s development should slow. Smith said AI could be a “tool and a weapon” that should be regulated urgently.