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Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation

Microsoft president Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation, saying milk and washing machines have more oversight than AI companies.

What happened

Microsoft president Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation, saying milk and washing machines have more oversight than AI companies.

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The decision may change compliance obligations, market access or operating costs for Microsoft.

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Microsoft · MSFTNeutral

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1 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent

  1. TechCrunch AIPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation ↗

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Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust67
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude89
Market relevance88
Entity significance94
Market breadth54
Novelty68
Urgency85
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.8245
Freshness factor0.969
Breaking bonus8