News Summary

• Microsoft CEO calls for legal requirement for companies to write incident reports.
• Calls for pre-release vetting and mandatory incident reporting.
• Comments add a prominent corporate voice to a widening debate over how governments should oversee artificial intelligence.
• His position places him at odds with President Donald Trump, who has said the sector should regulate itself so that u.s. firms do not lose ground to Chinese competitors.
• The mix of positions reflects an industry that is far from unified on the question of who should write the rules.