Michael Dell calls for AI safeguards and a government role in oversight
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The Dell Technologies CEO compared AI to fire and said companies need guardrails, while leaving the policy details to Washington Michael Dell wants AI to come with guardrails. In a CNBC interview on October 13, 2026, the Dell Technologies CEO said AI models need safeguards and controls, and that the government has a part to play in managing the technology’s risks. His chosen metaphor was fire. It keeps you warm, and it can burn the house down. On the corporate side, he pointed to “bounded permissions” as something companies should put in place.
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