DeepMind launches institute to debate AGI deployment, Legg warns on safety
Google DeepMind cofounder Shane Legg has launched the DeepMind Institute to publicly explore questions around the deployment of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Legg warned that advancing AI must never run ahead of safety, amid growing calls for an industry slowdown.
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Financial Times : Google DeepMind cofounder Shane Legg warns that advancing AI must never run ahead of safety and launches the DeepMind Institute to explore the deployment of AGI — Shane Legg launches new institute to explore deployment of artificial general intelligence, amid growing calls for industry slowdown
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Google DeepMind just launched an institute to hash out the big AGI questions in public
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