The head of Microsoft compared the safety of AI and a washing machine

Microsoft President Brad Smith has called for stricter regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, citing the example of a washing machine. The BBC reports this.

“Your washing machine now has to meet stricter safety standards than AI. Every carton of milk you see in a store must meet safety standards and be tested,” Smith said in part.

In particular, the head of Microsoft pointed out the need to introduce an obligation at the international level for AI developers to notify cases when their models go “AWOL”, attacking the systems of other companies or even government agencies. He also advocated licensing AI models before releasing a product to the market.

“We know how it’s done with other products. We can think about how to apply this to AI based on this experience,” the top manager concluded.

Earlier, American billionaire and Microsoft founder Bill Gates predicted difficulties between countries in agreements on regulating artificial intelligence, suggesting that reaching an agreement would be more difficult than agreeing on limiting nuclear arsenals during the Cold War.