Months before moving away from CEO role at Google Deepmind, Demis Hassabis met officials in Trump administration to discuss safety of …
Months before moving away from his role as CEO of Google DeepMind, Demis Hassabis held discussions with Trump administration officials and leaders of other AI labs about forming a new independent industry safety body. According to a report by Wall Street Journal, people familiar to the matter revealed that Hassabis has been advancing the idea of an organization that would codify safety guardrails and best practices for developing artificial general intelligence (AGI). He has likened the proposed entity to the International Atomic Energy Agency, a nongovernmental watchdog for nuclear energy.
Demis Hassabis’ meeting with US officials
