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The Artificial Intelligence Show · Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Google DeepMind Chairman Supports Pacing AI Progress

Demis Hassabis, Chairman of Google DeepMind, backed the direction of pacing AI development, although he noted that specific details need further work. He referenced his previous proposal for an industry-wide standards body.

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“Alphabet Chief Scientist, Google DeepMind Chairman Demis Hassabis backed the direction of this, too. He said the details did need work. Uh, he pointed to his proposal, which we covered on past podcasts, for an industry-wide standards body.”
Heard on The Artificial Intelligence Show — “#239: Labs Agree to Pace AI, OpenAI’s Math Breakthrough, AI Jobs Apocalypse Postponed & Jensen Declares AGI”, published Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Google DeepMind Chairman Supports Pacing AI Progress — Heardvine