DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI "standards body" modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop best practices for their release.
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Published: 14 July 2026
Source: TechCrunch
Category: News
Topics: Regulation
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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