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Microsoft President Brad Smith says UK is best placed to drive global AI regulation

Microsoft President Brad Smith told a BBC podcast that AI is both “a weapon and a tool” and that the moment has arrived for global safety rules. He said voluntary accords are not enough and backed legal breach-notification duties, outside evaluator approval before release and kill switches.

13 Oct 20263 min read

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UK steps up cyber defences against AI risks and explores reporting of serious AI incidents and near misses

UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan announced plans to scale pilots that helped fix more than 1,000 government cyber vulnerabilities, explore stronger protections under the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill regime, including how serious AI incidents and near misses are reported, and prepare for incidents involving autonomous AI agents.

13 Oct 20263 min read