Even AI Needs a Brake Pedal! Satya Nadella Says Advanced Models Need an Emergency Stop Button

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged stronger safeguards for advanced AI, calling for mechanisms that let authorized humans pause or shut down models mid-task. He proposed separating models from coordinating frameworks, recording every meaningful model action with tamper-proof evidence, and building safety controls outside models to ensure transparency, accountability and human oversight as AI grows more capable.