Exclusive: Google's Hassabis calls for U.S.-led global AI watchdog
Summary
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, proposes the U.S. create a global AI watchdog to test the safest ways to release advanced artificial intelligence models. This watchdog would monitor AI risks and coordinate a slowdown if needed, involving industry experts and government oversight.Key Facts
- Hassabis wants a U.S.-led AI regulatory body to screen advanced AI models before public release.
- The watchdog would be similar to FINRA, a financial industry regulator funded by the industry but supervised by the government.
- AI labs would submit their models for safety testing up to 30 days before launch.
- The board would include top AI experts, industry leaders, government officials, and open-source representatives.
- The body’s rules would apply globally to all advanced AI models, regardless of country or openness.
- Hassabis began discussing the plan with the Trump administration and global officials months ago.
- Recent U.S. government actions, like freezing Anthropic’s models, showed the need for clear AI rules.
- Hassabis predicts artificial general intelligence (AGI), AI with human-like thinking, may arrive in a few years.
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