India, Sept. 25 -- Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates has called for federal legislation to regulate the development of artificial intelligence, arguing that self-regulation by AI companies is not sufficient to ensure adequate safeguards and monitoring.
Gates said lawmakers and regulators should be involved in establishing requirements for AI safety, while acknowledging that regulation would add some costs and oversight for the industry. His comments come as executives at major AI companies debate how quickly advanced systems should be developed.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for greater coordination and a slower pace of frontier AI development, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has backed international standards for ass...