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July 16, 2026
Hassabis Wants a 'FINRA for AI' — Here's What He's Really Asking For
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis wants frontier AI models to pass an independent safety exam — a FINRA-style standards body — before they reach US users. Here is the bet behind the ask, and the voluntary-to-mandatory catch inside it.
Saurabh Borakhade