DeepMind launches AGI-impact institute as researchers urge preserving readable reasoning
dhadfieldmenell · x · 2026-09-17
Demis Hassabis announced the DeepMind Institute with Shane Legg, expanding interdisciplinary research on AGI's impact on the economy, science, and society — a topic the pair has discussed for 20+ years.
Safety researcher fin Moorhouse boosted the announcement while highlighting a piece by Rohin Shah and Ancadiana Dragan: today's reasoning models thinking out loud in human-understandable form is a precious, fragile gift worth holding onto.
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