AI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president

Smith said the UK was best placed to drive forward these global rules for AI because of its AI Security Institute, launched during former prime minister Rishi Sunak's government as the AI Safety Institute.

Brad Smith said there needed to be global safety rules in place, including a legal obligation to tell a "victim" if their system is breached by a rogue AI agent as well as deciding when outside evaluators should sign off on an AI product before it is released.

However, Smith does not believe the US government would be as opposed to UK-led AI regulations as Trump's comments make it seem, suggesting the US would be more accepting of the UK making standards than the EU.