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Google DeepMind launches DeepMind Institute to study AGI safety, governance and risks
Google DeepMind has founded the DeepMind Institute (DMI), an interdisciplinary platform that brings together researchers from Google DeepMind, Google, and the global scientific community to research and debate artificial general intelligence (AGI) safety, governance, and risks such as cyberattacks or loss of control. Directors named in the announcement include Shane Legg, James Manyika and Demis Hassabis; DeepMind frames AGI as a system with the cognitive abilities of the human brain and discusses differing views on timing and definitions.
KEY POINTS
- Google DeepMind has founded the DeepMind Institute (DMI), an interdisciplinary platform that brings together researchers from Google DeepMind, Google, and the global scientific community to research and debate artificial general intelligence (AGI) safety, governance, and risks such as cyberattacks or loss of control.
- Directors named in the announcement include Shane Legg, James Manyika and Demis Hassabis; DeepMind frames AGI as a system with the cognitive abilities of the human brain and discusses differing views on timing and definitions.
- The institute centralizes DeepMind's interdisciplinary effort to shape research, norms and policy around AGI, which could influence industry standards and public debate about AGI safety and timelines.
WHY IT MATTERS
The institute centralizes DeepMind's interdisciplinary effort to shape research, norms and policy around AGI, which could influence industry standards and public debate about AGI safety and timelines.
SOURCES & TIMELINE
2Google and Google DeepMind researchers launched the DeepMind Institute on Wednesday to advance the conversation around artificial general intelligence. The institute lists DeepMind co-founder Shane Legg, Google executive James Manyika, and Google DeepMind chair Demis Hassabis as directors, with Legg serving as managing editor. The new institute aims to surface differing views between Google, Google DeepMind, and the…
Google Deepmind has founded the Deepmind Institute (DMI), a platform for interdisciplinary research and debate around artificial general intelligence (AGI). The institute brings together researchers from Google Deepmind, Google, and the global scientific community to tackle questions about safety, governance, and risks like cyberattacks or loss of control. The answers shouldn't come from technologists alone but also …
AI models think out loud today, but Google Deepmind says that transparency is at risk. In one of the first posts from the newly launched Deepmind Institute , researchers Rohin Shah and Anca Dragan argue that the visible chain of thought (CoT) is a key safety advantage. Because models write out their intermediate steps in plain language, researchers can spot whether they're deceiving or developing problematic plans . …