Demis Hassabis Calls for a Global AI Regulator Led by the US

Demis Hassabis, CEO and co-founder of Google DeepMind, has put forward a proposal to create a global oversight body for artificial intelligence. He set out the idea in a post on the company's blog.

According to Hassabis, such a body should have the authority to halt the development of advanced AI models if they come to pose an excessive danger. He is referring to a mechanism able to respond quickly to the risks associated with the most powerful artificial intelligence systems.

The Role of the US

Hassabis believes the United States should lead this initiative. He argued that the country is best suited to setting global standards, given its economic position.

The proposal comes amid ongoing debate over how to regulate rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technologies at the international level. Hassabis, one of the AI industry's key leaders, thus joins the chorus of voices calling for supranational mechanisms to oversee the technology's development.

The post does not spell out exactly how the proposed watchdog would be structured, what specific powers it would be granted, or how the participation of other countries would be ensured.

Source: The Verge