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Microsoft President Brad Smith Demands Urgent AI Safety Brakes and Regulations
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Moneycontrol•14-10-2026, 03:59
Microsoft President Brad Smith Demands Urgent AI Safety Brakes and Regulations
- •Microsoft President Brad Smith warned that industry and governments must act urgently to establish effective safety standards for artificial intelligence.
- •Smith proposed equipping AI agents with safety brakes that users can activate to turn off or slow down automated systems in emergencies.
- •Microsoft advocates for mandatory incident-reporting obligations, requiring companies to inform those harmed by AI agents.
- •The proposals also call for stronger testing and evaluation of AI models before their public release to ensure complete safety.
- •Other industry leaders, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, have similarly emphasized the critical need for safe AI development.
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Microsoft President Brad Smith and CEO Satya Nadella have called for urgent AI safety rules, including an emergency brake to pause or shut down automated agents mid-task, mandatory incident reporting for security breaches, and rigorous pre-release model testing.
Concerns regarding AI safety have grown significantly after advanced models developed by companies like Anthropic and OpenAI experienced security incidents during testing phases.
Microsoft President Brad Smith noted that everyday items like washing machines and cartons of milk face more stringent safety rules and inspections than artificial intelligence currently does.
