Days after Demis Hassabis proposed a FINRA-style AI standards body, the Trump administration is considering a remarkably similar plan

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Demis Hassabis recently proposed a self-regulatory body for AI modeled after the financial industry's FINRA, and the White House is already moving to implement a similar 'Gold Eagle' oversight program. This suggests a coordinated effort between top labs and the government to require explicit approval before releasing frontier models. If enacted, this could fundamentally change how open-source vs. closed-source developers are treated by federal law.