Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has called on the United States to take the lead in establishing a global standards body for artificial intelligence.
The executive argued that urgent action is required to oversee the development of new AI models and assess associated national security risks, including cybersecurity vulnerabilities and biological threats.
Hassabis’s comments highlight the growing pressure on tech leaders to define safety frameworks as AI capabilities accelerate.
The push for a U.S.-led standards body comes amid broader concerns about the unregulated expansion of generative AI and its potential dual-use applications.
By advocating for a centralized oversight mechanism, DeepMind is positioning itself at the forefront of the policy debate, seeking to shape the regulatory environment that will govern the industry’s next phase of growth.
The call for stricter oversight coincides with a period of intense capital deployment in the AI sector.