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Google launches the DeepMind Institute, a forum on AGI’s effects led by Shane Legg

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Source: AxiosAlso reported by DeepMind Institute: Introducing the DeepMind Institute, Google

Google and DeepMind launched the DeepMind Institute, a forum for Google, DeepMind and outside researchers to examine how artificial general intelligence may affect society and to make the research accessible to the public. Shane Legg leads it as managing editor, with fellow directors James Manyika, Google’s president of research, labs, technology and society, and Google DeepMind co-founder and chair Demis Hassabis. It opened with publications on economic policy for AGI, model reasoning transparency, global access and human flourishing, and an introductory essay by the three saying participants will not always agree and may change their minds. No funding figure was given.

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Google DeepMind now runs a public forum on how AGI may affect society, led by its co-founder Shane Legg.

When
16 Sep 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0262
Who
Google DeepMind, Google; Shane Legg, Demis Hassabis, James Manyika

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Axios and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 12 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0262: “Google launches the DeepMind Institute, a forum on AGI’s effects led by Shane Legg.” wheresthe.ai, 16 Sep 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/google-deepmind-institute-launch-2026-09/ (source: Axios).

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