Who controls AI? Mirko Ross calls in the NZZ for global oversight modelled on nuclear energy
A freeze on AI development sounds good, but it won’t happen. Mirko Ross, CEO of asvin, is convinced of that. In his guest commentary for the Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung, he proposes something else: an international oversight authority that doesn’t just issue warnings but actually looks inside. Digitally and on site, in the labs and data centres of the leading AI developers.
His argument: moratoriums that nobody can enforce remain PR exercises.
Things only get serious once an authority gains access and violations have consequences. Ross draws a striking comparison. Especially in military use, AI carries consequences on the scale of nuclear energy. It therefore needs oversight of the kind already provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna: recognised worldwide and legitimised under international law.
The need is greatest in the military. Without clear limits, autonomous weapons systems could take over decisions that people make today, and faster than politics or international law can respond.
Why this matters
We protect connected systems and critical infrastructure. Every day we see how quickly technology moves and how slowly the rules catch up. AI agents that act on their own widen that gap. Security can’t be bolted on afterwards. It has to be built in and checked from the start, whether in a single device or in global AI development. That is exactly what Mirko Ross argues for in the NZZ.
Read the guest commentary in the NZZ (German):
https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/ki-braucht-dringend-eine-globale-kontrollinstanz-aehnlich-der-atomenergie-ld.10024874
Konrad Buck
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