DeepMind launches Institute for AGI safety, governance, and societal impact

Why it matters

Demis Hassabis, with Shane Legg and James Manyika, launched the DeepMind Institute (DMI) to drive interdisciplinary research and debate as AGI nears—covering safe development and governance, economic and scientific impact, institutional adaptation, and what AGI means for humanity. It hosts voices from DeepMind, Google, and the wider research community, with early essays on reasoning transparency, AGI economic policy, and pragmatic utopianism.