AI Regulation: Hassabis Proposes the Agency—and Designs It Himself

Can the AI industry regulate itself? Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, published a manifesto proposing a global artificial intelligence regulatory body led by the U.S.—modeled on FINRA, the private financial regulator criticized for decades of corporate capture.

We analyze exactly what he is proposing, why the geopolitical context makes it complicated, and the question the tech press is not asking: Who controls the regulator? The history of self-regulation in finance, pharmaceuticals, and social media offers little reason for automatic optimism.

If this episode made you think, subscribe and share your opinion in the comments—the debate over who governs AI is just beginning.

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