AI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president

Microsoft president Brad Smith told the BBC that AI faces fewer safety rules than milk or washing machines, and called for global regulation including incident reports, notifying victims of rogue AI agents and independent pre-release evaluations. His stance clashes with President Trump's push for industry self-regulation to keep US firms ahead of China.

• Smith: washing machines and milk face stricter safety rules than AI
• He proposes emergency brakes, incident reports and notifying victims
• Smith says the UK leads in technical AI safety evaluation
• Position conflicts with Trump's self-regulation push against China