Google CEO Demis Hassabis published an essay titled "A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age," in which he describes humanity as standing in the foothills of the singularity. He calls for the creation of a US government standards body, similar to FINRA, to govern frontier labs and evaluate model safety.

  • The proposed agency would define "frontier labs" based on technical benchmarks and require regular vulnerability updates before and after release.
  • Hassabis characterizes AGI as potentially 10x more impactful than the Industrial Revolution at 10x the speed, capable of solving major societal problems.
  • The framework includes provisions for a coordinated slowdown in development among frontier labs if risks are deemed serious enough.

Critics argue that while the proposal is an improvement over doing nothing, it is insufficient because it lacks binding enforcement mechanisms and fails to address risks from internal deployment.