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Deepmind CEO Hassabis says "nobody in the world knows what happens next" so "cautious optimism" means building guardrails now

Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis proposes a new US standards body for AI. This FINRA-like entity would create evaluation protocols for frontier models and could coordinate development slowdowns, excluding startups and research. The initiative emphasizes building guardrails amidst uncertainty about advanced AI's future.

The Decoder·Jul 14, 2026

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