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Google DeepMind CEO proposes US-led, industry-funded body to review advanced AI models before release
Demis Hassabis called for a standards body to test frontier models before release. He said AGI is probably only a few short years away and urged broad societal input on its impacts.
Jul 14, 6:57 AM·1m read1 source
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Google DeepMind chief executive Demis Hassabis proposed on Tuesday a US-led coalition to review the most advanced AI models before public release, Business Insider reported. In an essay posted on X and Substack, Hassabis said there is a "precious window" to act before artificial general intelligence arrives.
" Hassabis described the need for a "Standards Body" that would test frontier model capabilities in a dynamic, adaptable and rigorous way.
He suggested the body could resemble the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and be industry-funded. "The US is well positioned, given its economic and technical standing, to take the first step in developing such a framework," Hassabis wrote. He added that the rapid progress in AI requires collective decisions on values, meaning and purpose.
"What we collectively do now will determine how the next phase of civilisation unfolds," he stated. Hassabis has previously predicted AGI could arrive as soon as 2030.
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