DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI

DeepMind 首席执行官呼吁建立独立的标准机构以监管前沿人工智能

In an X post on Tuesday morning, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for the creation of a new regulatory body to oversee frontier model releases. Titled “A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age,” the post makes the case for a “standards body” modeled after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which could test frontier models and develop best practices for their release. 周二上午，Google DeepMind 首席执行官 Demis Hassabis 在 X 上发文，呼吁建立一个新的监管机构来监督前沿模型的发布。这篇题为《前沿人工智能框架与新时代的曙光》（A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age）的文章主张建立一个仿照美国金融业监管局（FINRA）模式的“标准机构”，该机构可以对前沿模型进行测试，并制定发布这些模型的最佳实践。

“Initially, Frontier Labs would voluntarily share models with the Standards Body for review up to 30 days before release,” the post reads. “Once the assessment protocol is shown to be effective and robust, formalisation could quickly follow, meaning that Frontier Models would be required to pass it to be deployed in the US market. Labs would also work with the Standards Body to address any critical post-release vulnerabilities.” 文中写道：“最初，前沿实验室（Frontier Labs）将在发布前最多 30 天内自愿与标准机构分享模型以供审查。一旦评估协议被证明是有效且稳健的，就可以迅速将其正式化，这意味着前沿模型必须通过该评估才能在美国市场部署。实验室还将与标准机构合作，解决发布后出现的任何关键漏洞。”

The proposed system would build on the ad hoc reviews performed by the U.S. government on Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s Sol. Those reviews drew significant criticism for lack of technical expertise and opaque decision-making as to when a model could be released. Under Hassabis’ proposed regulator, those decisions could be handed off to a new organization, backed by the U.S. government but funded by the AI industry and operated independently. 该提议的系统将建立在美国政府对 Anthropic 的 Mythos 和 OpenAI 的 Sol 进行的临时审查基础之上。这些审查因缺乏技术专长以及在模型何时可以发布的问题上决策不透明而招致了大量批评。根据 Hassabis 提议的监管机构，这些决策可以移交给一个新的组织，该组织由美国政府支持，但由人工智能行业资助并独立运作。

The prospect of AI regulation remains controversial for both the tech industry and the Trump administration. Most recently, White House AI advisor and a16z general partner Sriram Krishnan discounted the possibility of an AI regulator within the executive branch, saying “there will not be an FDA for AI.” Establishing the standards body as a self-regulatory organization like FINRA could be a way to address those concerns. 人工智能监管的前景对于科技行业和特朗普政府来说仍然存在争议。最近，白宫人工智能顾问兼 a16z 普通合伙人 Sriram Krishnan 排除了在行政部门内设立人工智能监管机构的可能性，称“不会有针对人工智能的 FDA（食品药品监督管理局）”。将该标准机构建立为像 FINRA 那样的自律组织，或许是解决这些担忧的一种途径。

Hassabis envisions the regulator being staffed by open source representatives and technical experts from within the industry, along with the financial backing from AI labs that would be necessary to retain them. They could even outsource some evaluations to the growing pool of AI safety groups that would be able to specialize in specific risks. Hassabis 设想该监管机构由开源代表和行业内的技术专家组成，并由人工智能实验室提供必要的资金支持以留住这些人才。他们甚至可以将部分评估工作外包给日益壮大的人工智能安全组织，这些组织能够专注于特定的风险领域。

“The strength of this approach is it would be technically focused, while at the same time supporting innovation and incentivising responsible behaviour,” Hassabis argues. “It is designed to keep up with the field’s acceleration and adapt to the biggest risks as they are identified, and could be ratcheted up if the seriousness of the situation demands.” Hassabis 认为：“这种方法的优势在于它专注于技术，同时支持创新并激励负责任的行为。它的设计旨在跟上该领域的发展速度，并随着重大风险的识别而进行调整，如果情况严重，还可以进一步加强监管力度。”