Microsoft President: The AI risks are real and the 'time to act is now'

ITV News · Joel Hills · 2026-10-08 21:43 UTC

The company's President told ITV News that he doesn't believe AI is an existential threat today, but there is a risk humans will lose control of the technology.

As jobs are lost to AI, governments will need to intervene to help people manage the transition, Microsoft President Brad Smith told ITV News Business and Economics Editor Joel Hills in a wide ranging interview

Six in ten people in the UK think Artificial Intelligence will destroy more jobs than it creates.

The President of Microsoft, Brad Smith, is optimistic that won’t be the case - that in the future people will still be in work, although a period of upheaval lies ahead.

Read the full story at ITV News · All coverage of this story