From Famagusta roots to AI’s top table, Hassabis calls for a global watchdog

Sir Demis Hassabis, the son of a Greek Cypriot father from Famagusta, is using his move away from the day-to-day running of Google DeepMind to press for independent oversight of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence models.

The Nobel Prize-winning scientist discussed the proposal with leaders of other AI laboratories, government officials and European policymakers in the weeks before relinquishing his chief executive role, according to people familiar with the talks....