Microsoft President Brad Smith Calls for Global AI Safety Rules

Microsoft president Brad Smith urges worldwide AI safety rules, saying the UK is best positioned to lead.

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Oct 13, 2026

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Microsoft President Brad Smith Calls for Global AI Safety Rules

Microsoft president Brad Smith urges worldwide AI safety rules, saying the UK is best positioned to lead.

In brief

Microsoft president Brad Smith urges worldwide AI safety rules, saying the UK is best positioned to lead. Microsoft president Brad Smith called for global AI safety rules, stating the UK has the best position to lead due to pre-deployment access to AI models from major U.S. labs. Originally reported by AI Insider.

Microsoft President Brad Smith

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Microsoft president Brad Smith urges global AI safety rules.

AI as Weapon and Tool

AI Predictions

Smith described ai as both a weapon and a tool that risks global cybersecurity.

UK Best Positioned to Lead

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Smith says the uk has better access to ai models than the us or eu.

UK AI Security Institute

UK AI Security Institute

The uk ai security institute receives pre-deployment access to ai models from major us labs.

White House Safety Pledge

White House Safety Pledge

Smith called the white house safety pledge a good step but voluntary commitments only bind responsible companies.

AI Safety Measures

AI Safety Measures

Smith backed legal duty to report ai breaches, outside approval before ai releases, and kill switches.

The bottom line

Microsoft president Brad Smith called for global AI safety rules, stating the UK has the best position to lead due to pre-deployment access to AI models from major U.S. labs.

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