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Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has urged technology companies to treat AI models as potentially compromised, The Independent reports. That shifts the discussion from who might misuse a model to what happens if a system is breached or behaves unexpectedly.

The Independent says Nadella called for an “emergency brake” that authorised people could use to pause or shut down a model. He also argued for systems whose behaviour can be observed, whose limits can be tested and whose actions can be contained.

The distinction is practical: safeguards should include ways to intervene, not just promises that a model will behave. Nadella’s proposals are recommendations, not evidence that the suggested controls are in place. Should AI developers have to build a tested shutdown mechanism into powerful models, or is that too blunt a tool for systems used in complex services?

Sources and evidence

• Bill Gates reveals most imminent threat from AI – The Independent: The Independent reports that Satya Nadella urged technology companies to treat AI models as potentially compromised and advocated an authorised emergency brake and systems designed for observation, testing and containment.

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