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Microsoft CEO Nadella calls for human-controlled emergency brake in AI

10/11/2026

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella called on Saturday for advanced artificial intelligence systems to be engineered with containment measures, independent controls, and an "emergency brake" that allows authorized personnel to pause or shut down a model mid-task.

Nadella stated in a post on the social media platform X that non-deterministic models require strong, deterministic system design, human controls, and reliable operating procedures.

He added that the industry must establish standards where existing ones are insufficient, noting that treating frontier closed and open weight models as insider risks is a method for building such a system.

The comments follow warnings from several tech executives and researchers regarding insufficient AI safety protocols and the rapid pace of technological development.

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