# Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
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> **Original Source**: [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/12/microsoft-president-says-uk-is-best-placed-to-drive-ai-regulation/)
> **Author**: Rebecca Bellan (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Monday, October 12, 2026
> **Category**: POLICY
> **Tags**: AI, TechCrunch AI, policy

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



## Full Coverage
Microsoft president Brad Smith is calling for urgent regulation of AI, and his argument is that consumer products like milk and washing machines have more oversight than the companies building artificial intelligence

On a recent BBC podcast , Smith called AI both a "weapon and a tool" that is putting the world's cybersecurity at risk and said the "moment has arrived" to institute global safety rules

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