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What changedHassabis has now added one concrete mechanism to his support for slowing frontier AI. The Google DeepMind co-founder says his organisation recently proposed an industry-wide standards body for frontier AI, while stressing that the details of Amodei’s wider plan still need work.
That moves his position beyond a general nod towards caution. The next test is whether the proposed body gets named members, measurable standards and any authority beyond politely concerned paperwork. The supplied report does not yet provide those details.
Sources and evidence- Demis Hassabis, quoted by ANI in The Tribune: Demis Hassabis said Dario Amodei’s essay points in the right direction, while noting that its details still need work.
- Direction is correct: Google DeepMind CEO on Amodei’s call for AI slowdown (13 September 2026, 06:11 UTC)
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