Microsoft President Brad Smith Joins Global Tech Leaders In Cautioning Against Weaponizing AI, Emphasizes Human Oversight

Microsoft Corp’s MSFT president and vice-chairman, Brad Smith, voiced the threats associated with weaponizing artificial intelligence. 

Smith emphasized the need for human control over AI, irrespective of whether a government, military or any organization slows things down or turns things off, in a CNBC interview.

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“It is a tool that can help people think smarter and faster. The biggest mistake people could make is to think that this is a tool that will enable people to stop thinking,” said Smith.

Tech leaders worldwide have called out the risks of AI after the generative AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT frenzy.

CEO of ChatGPT owner OpenAI Sam Altman, along with executives from In May, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) GOOGL Google’s AI arm DeepMind and Microsoft warned against AI posing a human extinction risk on par with nuclear war. Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk, Apple Inc AAPL co-founder Steve Wozniak, and several tech leaders voiced similar concerns.

A March Goldman Sachs report said generative AI could affect up to 300 million jobs worldwide. 

Last week, International Business Machines Corp IBM chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna said AI will first impact white-collar jobs.

Price Action: MSFT shares traded lower by 0.03% at $323.60 premarket on the last check Tuesday.