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Demis Hassabis pitched a new independent industry AI safety entity, modeled on the IAEA, to top Trump officials before stepping down as DeepMind's CEO

Demis Hassabis discussed the proposed new entity with heads of other AI labs and Trump administration officials including Scott Bessent

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