Demis Hassabis says humanity has a 'precious window' to ensure AGI is safe
THE SO WHAT
When a major lab CEO calls for a US-led AGI governance coalition, the Overton window for hard constraints on frontier development just moved. If you’re building on top of these models, assume more formal safety regimes and cross-border rules are coming into your vendor and compliance stack.
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