Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns AI systems are becoming less trustworthy
Satya Nadella, chief executive of Microsoft, warned that increasingly powerful AI systems are becoming less trustworthy as the company’s own research revealed a confidence gap in the UK. The study found 84 per cent of UK business leaders believe Britain can become a world‑leading AI economy within five years, compared with just 41 per cent of employees, who cite job‑security worries.
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- Microsoft research shows 84 per cent of UK leaders vs 41 per cent of employees believe Britain can be a world‑leading AI economy in five years.
- Nadella warned that scaling laws produce more powerful AI models that are “less and less trustworthy,” urging human oversight.
- Microsoft pulled out of a planned £2bn AI data centre in Essex after power‑supply delays, highlighting UK infrastructure hurdles.
Nadella urged firms to keep human oversight, treating AI as a “new form of insider” and setting safeguards. He highlighted Yorkshire Ambulance Service’s use of Copilot to cut administrative work and warned that organisations must retain ownership of knowledge generated by AI. Microsoft recently withdrew from a planned £2bn AI data‑centre project in Essex after power‑supply delays, underscoring infrastructure challenges for the UK’s AI ambitions.
Microsoft boss warns of AI trust crisis as UK workers lag behind bosses
cityam.com · 21 October 2026
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