Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation
Microsoft’s Brad Smith says the UK, not the US or EU, should lead global AI safety rules.
Microsoft President Brad Smith told the BBC that AI is both a weapon and a tool and that global safety rules are overdue, arguing everyday consumer products face stricter oversight than AI companies. He said Britain’s AI Security Institute, which tests frontier models before deployment, is better placed than Washington or Brussels to lead. Smith favored legal duties to report breaches by rogue AI agents, outside approval before release, and kill switches, calling a recent White House “morally binding” auditor pledge only a first step. AISI said Monday it can still access the latest models after reports that President Trump asked Anthropic and OpenAI to withhold them.
- Smith wants binding AI rules, not only voluntary pledges
- UK AI Security Institute still tests the latest frontier models
- He backs breach alerts, outside evaluators, and kill switches
- Trump reportedly urged labs to withhold models from British testers
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- Microsoft
- Organizations
- AI Security InstituteAnthropicOpenAI
- Countries
- United KingdomUnited States
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Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation, saying milk and washing machines have more oversight than AI companies.
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