Demis Hassabis

It's very important that we have international summits to bring the international community together [...] make sure the opportunities benefit the whole world

If we can, maybe it would be good to have a slightly slower pace than we’re currently predicting, [...] so that we can get this right societally. [...] I think so. [...] international collaboration.

If we can, maybe it would be good to have a slightly slower pace than we’re currently predicting, [...] so that we can get this right societally. [...] I think so. [...] international collaboration.

So I think we'll solve it if we get our act together, we do this internationally, put all the best minds on it, we get going now... And I think given sufficient time with sufficient brain power — I believe in human ingenuity — I think we'll get this ...

If a critical flaw or exploit is discovered in an open-source AI system, there is no centralized recall mechanism.

Not explicitly. But it may happen implicitly. These systems might acquire some feeling of self-awareness. That is possible. I think it's important for these systems to understand you, self and other. And that's probably the beginning of something lik...

The risk from the technology itself, as it becomes more autonomous, more agent-based, is what's going to happen over the next few years. We have to make sure we keep control of the systems, that they're aligned with our values, that they're doing wha...

endowing rogue nations or terrorists with tools to synthesize a deadly virus. [...] keep the “weights” of the most powerful models out of the public’s hands.

endowing rogue nations or terrorists with tools to synthesize a deadly virus. [...] keep the “weights” of the most powerful models out of the public’s hands.

I sometimes talk about setting up an international CERN equivalent for AI where all the best minds in the world would collaborate together and do the final steps in a very rigorous scientific way involving all of society, maybe philosophers and socia...

I’d love for there to be an International CERN, basically, for AI, where you get the top researchers in the world and you go: Look, let’s focus on the final few years of this project […] and really get it right.