United CEO Scott Kirby says AI regulation has to be 'global'
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has publicly argued that regulation of artificial intelligence needs to be coordinated at a global level rather than handled country by country.
Why this matters: When a major airline CEO calls for global AI regulation, it is worth asking who benefits from that framing. Global standards sound reasonable. They can also mean years of negotiation, no enforceable rules in the meantime, and a convenient reason for any single government to hold back. Companies operating across borders often prefer a slow international process over faster national rules that might actually bite. The call for coordination is not wrong. It just tends to favor the regulated over the people regulation is meant to protect.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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