Microsoft’s Leaders Have a Plan to Make AI Safer. It Involves Treating It Like Washing Machines and Milk

‘Right now, your washing machine is subject to more safety rules than AI,’ Microsoft’s president said.

BY AARON MOK, STAFF REPORTER

Brad Smith, President and Vice Chair of Microsoft. Photo: Getty Images

Microsoft’s president says artificial intelligence is less regulated than some of our most ordinary items.

“Right now, your washing machine is subject to more safety rules than AI,” Microsoft president Brad Smith said in an interview with the BBC published on Monday. “Every carton of milk that you see in the grocery store is........

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