Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation
Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation, saying milk and washing machines have more oversight than AI companies.
TL;DR
- Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation.
- He argues that consumer products have more oversight than AI companies.
- Smith suggests the UK is best placed to lead global AI safety rules.
- He highlights the UK's AI Security Institute as a leader in AI safety testing.
- Smith criticizes voluntary self-regulation, stating "good companies" will comply, but irresponsible ones will not.
- Proposed rules include legal obligations to report breaches by rogue AI and requiring approval from outside evaluators before AI product release.
- He also spoke positively about kill-switches for AI systems.