- Demis Hassabis endorses preflight safety testing for AI models, a concept previously advocated by the author in 2023 Senate testimony and 2024 book 'Taming Silicon Valley'.
- The White House recently implemented preflight testing to some degree, though lacking transparency, independence, breadth, and mandatoriness.
- Hassabis proposes that Frontier Labs voluntarily share models with a Standards Body for review up to 30 days before release, with potential for mandatory requirements later.
- The author emphasizes the need for independent technical experts in decision-making to avoid conflicts of interest, especially given government stakes in AI companies.
- A challenge is transparency: formalized tests could lead to cheating (like Volkswagen's Dieselgate scandal), requiring opaque and adaptive protocols, which risk unaccountability.