The DeepMind Institute

vertigoruntime · Sep 16, 2026 · via RSS

Bold thinking on AGI from the lab that pioneered the field.

Introducing the DeepMind Institute

As we near AGI, we urgently need interdisciplinary thinking to better understand its profound implications for humanity.

Shane Legg, James Manyika and Demis Hassabis

The case for reasoning transparency

Reading an AI’s ‘chain of thought’ gives us a window into its reasoning, which we can monitor for scheming and deception. We must strive to keep that window open.

Rohin Shah and Anca Dragan

Economic policy for AGI

This essay evaluates eleven policies societies could implement to manage the potential economic disruption arising from increasingly advanced and pervasive AI.

Julian Jacobs and Alex Imas

Principles for a new utopianism

If AGI is to transform society, we must decide what transformations we want. Learning from the turmoil of the twentieth century, this essay proposes a pragmatic utopianism of humility and hope.

Stephen Cave

A framework for frontier AI and the dawning of a new age

A dynamic approach to testing frontier AI model capabilities that supports innovation and incentivizes responsible behavior. This essay first appeared on X.

Demis Hassabis

Disclaimer

The DMI is a platform, started by researchers from Google and Google DeepMind, to publish and discuss creative, deeply informed ideas about a world with AGI. DMI pieces are intended to serve as conversation starters, reflecting the author's ideas and research, and should not be read as Google's official view.

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