Google DeepMind philosopher Iason Gabriel works to anticipate the ethical fallout of AI, bridging the gap between AI safety and AI ethics. His 2020 paper on values and alignment argues that choosing w…
Google DeepMind has launched a bioresilience programme to use AI to prevent, detect and respond to biological threats, the London lab and its sister company Isomorphic Labs announced in a joint blog p…
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said STEM students can use AI tools 10 times more effectively than those without technical knowledge, emphasizing that software fundamentals remain crucial as programming e…
Alphabet Inc.'s Google has postponed the launch of its Gemini 3.5 Pro AI model by several months after internal testing revealed performance shortfalls, particularly in coding tasks, according to a Bl…
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis unveiled a proposal for an international watchdog to conduct rigorous tests and reviews of cutting-edge AI models before release, and plans to lobby Washington polic…
A new open letter calls for AI regulation, following Demis Hassabis's regulatory call. Twenty-six Meta employees filed a novel lawsuit alleging AI-powered software disproportionately targeted disabled…
Meta's Oversight Board released a study Thursday finding that leading AI models from labs including Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, Google, and China's DeepSeek are significantly less likely to criticize gov…
Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs have announced a joint initiative on bioresilience, using AI to predict and defend against biological threats, building on AlphaFold technology. Isomorphic Labs, fo…
Anthropic is quietly scheduling investor meetings for a potential October IPO, targeting a $965B valuation, while facing diplomatic backlash in Europe after sending a junior employee to deliver AI-gen…
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis reiterated his push for a US government-led AI industry self-regulation effort focused on artificial general intelligence and national security, proposing a new Stan…
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is pushing for the US AI industry to self-regulate with government support, proposing a new Standards Body modeled on FINRA to test frontier AI models, particularly …
China enacted new legislation making virtual relationships with chatbots illegal for minors, requiring AI companies to alert a minor's emergency contact if an emotional crisis is detected, and banning…
A former Google DeepMind employee resigned after the company signed a military AI deal with the Pentagon that lacked restrictions against killer robots and mass surveillance, despite internal efforts …
Alex Turner, a research scientist who worked on AI safety at Google DeepMind, resigned in June over Google's agreement to let the Pentagon use its AI for classified operations, saying he could not sta…
Anthropic is hiring enforcement analysts to prevent its AI from enabling nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, with salaries in the mid- to upper-$200,000s. CEO Dario Amodei has warned that biolo…
World models, an AI architecture that learns dynamics from observation rather than predicting text, are emerging as the next frontier in artificial intelligence, with leaders including Yann LeCun, Dem…
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposed a US-led 'Frontier AI Standardization Body' modeled after FINRA, arguing that AGI is only a few years away and comparing its impact to ten times the Industr…
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, proposed creating an independent US regulatory body modeled on FINRA to set standards for frontier AI labs, including a 30-day pre-release assessment window for…
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for the United States to create an independent standards body modeled on FINRA to review frontier AI models before release, with a deadline before the end of …
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis published a detailed framework on Tuesday calling for a US-led, federally overseen public-private organization to develop and enforce safety evaluations for frontier…