DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI
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DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposed creating an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI, modeled after FINRA, that would test frontier models and develop best practices for their release. Hassabis said the US should lead a global AI watchdog with the authority to 'hit the brakes' if frontier models become too dangerous. He laid out the idea in a blog post and described it as a way to harness AI safely.
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Calls for a watchdog and FINRA-style standards body come as leaders push for concrete governance mechanisms for frontier AI now.
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- DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI "standards body" modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop best practices for their release.
TechCrunch AIJul 14 - Google’s Demis Hassabis says it’s time for a global AI watchdog — led by the US
Demis Hassabis thinks the world needs an AI watchdog with the power to hit the brakes if frontier models become too dangerous. Writing in a blog post, the Google DeepMind CEO and cofounder said the US should lead the initiative, arguing that the country is the best place to set global standards "given its economic […]
The Verge AIJul 14 - Demis Hassabis has a plan to harness AI safelyHackerNewsJul 14
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