Emergency brakes
Microsoft wants AI regulated like milk, the IMF sees a tsunami, and Apple readies a smart home hub.
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AI is less regulated than milk or washing machines, Microsoft president Brad Smith says, and he is calling for global rules, with the UK well placed to lead the charge.
Why it matters Microsoft's top lawyer-turned-president is pushing for binding rules, including legal obligations to victims of rogue AI agents, which signals where industry lobbying may head next.
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IMF warns of AI hitting jobs like a "slow-moving tsunami," with young workers entering the market the most exposed, and urges policymakers to rethink education and act now on jobs and taxes.
Why it matters The IMF is framing AI as a labor-market and tax-base problem, which puts pressure on governments to plan before the disruption arrives.
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AlphaProof Nexus solves dozens of open math problems, including nine Erdős problems, two of which had gone unsolved for 56 years, and the results were published in Science after peer review, unlike some rival AI proofs posted on GitHub: a study in Science.
Why it matters Peer-reviewed results give mathematicians a credible basis to judge whether AI is producing genuine new proofs.
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Nadella wants an AI "emergency brake" under human control, saying companies should treat powerful models as potential insider threats and assume they could be compromised from the start.
Why it matters Microsoft's CEO is endorsing stronger safeguards for agentic models, which could shape how enterprises buy and deploy them.
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Gmail's Help Me Write is reportedly getting a simpler, faster way to draft email, so the blank page may soon be even less intimidating.
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