Demis Hassabis wants a Wall Street-style referee for AI, with the power to hit pause
THE SO WHAT
A FINRA-style, US-led watchdog for frontier models would turn model release into a regulated event—more like a drug trial than a product launch. If you depend on cutting-edge closed models, you should scenario-plan for review delays, mandatory disclosures, and potential “pause” powers entering your roadmap.
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