Satya Nadella Says AI Must Help Humanity and Remain Under Human Control
New Delhi — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the development of advanced artificial intelligence should be guided by a basic principle: it must benefit humanity and remain under human control.
Writing on X, Nadella said, “Any pursuit of superintelligence has to be grounded in the core principle that if the AI we build is not helping humanity and under human control, it’s not worth pursuing.”
He also said companies should retain control over their unique and tacit knowledge and be able to build systems that continue learning without becoming dependent on a single AI provider.
Nadella’s comments come amid a broader debate among technology leaders over the pace and governance of advanced AI development.
“We also need to accelerate and spread the benefits of AI, such that they are diffused broadly across countries, communities, and companies. This requires a frontier ecosystem in which both closed and open-source models can thrive,” he said.
Nadella said he supports continued research and “deliberate pacing” to ensure that AI systems are properly aligned with human goals. He also backed the use of measures such as “embedded evaluators” and other mechanisms designed to improve oversight.
He argued that advanced AI capabilities should not be concentrated among only a small number of organizations.
“These capabilities cannot be controlled by a handful of entities, but must have broad representation across the ecosystem, countries, and fields, including academia,” he said.
Nadella added that Microsoft is focusing on broad access and choice across the AI stack, enterprise control over learning systems and models, and a “Code of Conduct” for its first-party MAI models that the company plans to release for public consultation.
His remarks follow recent warnings from other AI industry leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has said that advances in artificial intelligence could outpace efforts to fully understand and control the technology. (Source: IANS)
