{"slug": "deepmind-ceo-hassabis-says-nobody-in-the-world-knows-what-happens-next-so-means", "title": "Deepmind CEO Hassabis says \"nobody in the world knows what happens next\" so \"cautious optimism\" means building guardrails now", "summary": "Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposed a new US standards body modeled after financial regulator FINRA to develop evaluation protocols for frontier AI models and coordinate potential development slowdowns, while exempting startups and research models. Hassabis emphasized that 'nobody in the world knows what happens next' with advanced AI, advocating for 'cautious optimism' through proactive guardrails.", "body_md": "Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis has published a sweeping proposal for how to handle advanced AI. He wants a new US standards body modeled after financial regulator FINRA that would develop evaluation protocols for frontier models and could coordinate a slowdown in AI development if needed. Startups and research models would be exempt.\n\nThe article [Deepmind CEO Hassabis says \"nobody in the world knows what happens next\" so \"cautious optimism\" means building guardrails now](https://the-decoder.com/deepmind-ceo-hassabis-says-nobody-in-the-world-knows-what-happens-next-so-cautious-optimism-means-building-guardrails-now/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepmind-ceo-hassabis-says-nobody-in-the-world-knows-what-happens-next-so-means", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/deepmind-ceo-hassabis-says-nobody-in-the-world-knows-what-happens-next-so-cautious-optimism-means-building-guardrails-now/", "published_at": "2026-07-14 11:49:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-14 11:51:13.536840+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Demis Hassabis", "Google DeepMind", "FINRA"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepmind-ceo-hassabis-says-nobody-in-the-world-knows-what-happens-next-so-means", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepmind-ceo-hassabis-says-nobody-in-the-world-knows-what-happens-next-so-means.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepmind-ceo-hassabis-says-nobody-in-the-world-knows-what-happens-next-so-means.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepmind-ceo-hassabis-says-nobody-in-the-world-knows-what-happens-next-so-means.jsonld"}}