Microsoft President: Even milk is regulated more than artificial intelligence

In an interview with the BBC, Microsoft President Smith stated that artificial intelligence technology needs global security rules and an emergency brake, saying that even milk in the grocery store is subject to more oversight than AI, and called for legal obligations for companies.

Lack of Regulation for Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft President Smith made important evaluations regarding regulations covering artificial intelligence in an interview with the BBC.

Emphasizing that there should be global security rules for artificial intelligence, Smith drew attention to the inadequacy of the current situation.

The Example of Milk and Washing Machines

Smith stated that washing machines and milk cartons sold in grocery stores are subject to much more safety rules and inspections than artificial intelligence.

Emergency Brake and Legal Obligations

Stating that an emergency brake should be developed for artificial intelligence technology, which he described as both a tool and a weapon, Smith asked the companies developing the technology to write incident reports.

He noted that it should become a legal obligation to notify victims if an artificial intelligence system goes off track.

US and UK Regulations

Smith argued that US President Donald Trump would prefer the UK's artificial intelligence regulations over those of the European Union.

Superintelligence Decree and Consensus

US President Trump signed an executive order on September 30 providing for the use of the term superintelligence instead of artificial intelligence.

Executives of Alphabet, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Nvidia signed the White House Superintelligence Accord, committing to responsible technology development.