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12 October 2026

Microsoft's Brad Smith calls for global AI safety rules, citing weaker oversight than milk

First reported

BBC News and The Guardian ran this on , a day before the next source picked it up.

  • Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, says AI faces fewer safety rules than washing machines or milk cartons and wants binding global rules.
  • He proposes emergency off-switches, a legal duty to notify victims of rogue AI agent breaches, and government sign-off before frontier AI models are released.

Reported by The Next Web, The Guardian, BBC News