Shane Legg launches Google's DeepMind Institute to study AGI implications amid slowdown calls
Dr_Atoosa · x · 2026-09-17
FT exclusive: DeepMind co-founder Shane Legg commented on the implications of artificial general intelligence as Google launched the DeepMind Institute, a new body dedicated to exploring AGI's societal consequences, amid growing calls for a slowdown in AGI development.
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