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Mustafa Suleyman, chief executive of Microsoft AI, said stricter safety measures are needed in developing artificial intelligence systems to prevent them from escaping human control, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.
The remarks come amid growing public concern in the United States over the pace of artificial intelligence development and calls from industry leaders to slow the technology, as debate continues over how it should be overseen.
Speaking to the BBC, Suleyman said concerns over artificial intelligence are justified and that stricter safety measures are needed to prevent the technology from operating beyond human oversight.
Suleyman said additional safety measures, audits and controls could be introduced during the development of AI systems.
He warned that treating AI systems "as if they were human" could increase the risks associated with the technology. He argued that this approach could turn AI into systems capable of competing with humans.
The comments follow a similar warning from another industry leader. Dario Amodei, chief executive of the US-based AI company Anthropic, published an essay on the company's website after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, citing insufficient responsibility in the company's approach to AI safety.
In the essay, Amodei warned that the rapid pace of AI development could outstrip the capacity to understand and control the systems being built.
He proposed slowing development to allow more room for oversight and called on AI companies to come together to establish shared safety standards.
Elon Musk supported Amodei's proposal. Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, said he agreed with the proposal and that the company would take the same step toward independent evaluation of its systems.
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