Microsoft President Backs Deployment of AI Safety Evaluators

(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith said the company backs the use of independent evaluators for artificial intelligence. Smith’s comments coincided with the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where safety — and options for regulating the industry globally — have been top of mind for world leaders and corporate chiefs. In an interview with Bloomberg Television on Wednesday, Smith said AI safety won’t advance if left to one or two entities — a reference to the leading…