Microsoft's president says AI is less regulated than a carton of milk

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Microsoft's president says AI is less regulated than a carton of milk, according to Engadget. Milk can't hack companies and governments like AI definitely can, but it's still subject to more regulation. News AI Microsoft's president says AI is less regulated than a carton of milk Brad Smith said the lack of US action gives the UK a unique opening to lead in terms of regulating AI. Microsoft is a software development and software company based in Redmond.

12, 2026 5:28 am EST Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Milk can't hack companies and governments like AI definitely can , but it's still subject to more regulation, Microsoft president Brad Smith told ITV on Friday . "Right now, your washing machine is subject to more safety rules than AI," Smith said in the interview. Google is an Internet and software company based in Mountain View.

"Every carton of milk that you see in the grocery store is subject to safety rules and inspection." Major US AI giants like Anthropic, OpenAI and Google's DeepMind have spoken in favor of an AI development slowdown.

However, US President Donald Trump has said that , if anything, the US AI industry needs to accelerate to stay ahead of China. Rather than government, Trump would prefer that AI companies regulate themselves.