The Rundown: Mark Zuckerberg Rejects AI Pause, DeepMind Launches AGI Think Tank, and Industry Updates

The Rundown: Mark Zuckerberg Rejects AI Pause, DeepMind Launches AGI Think Tank, and Industry Updates This edition of The Rundown covers Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's rejection of a coordinated AI slowdown, Google DeepMind's newly launched AGI think tank, practical guides for AI workflows, and several key industry developments. Mark Zuckerberg opposed a coordinated AI slowdown, arguing safety and alignment are already self-driven market incentives for AI labs. Google DeepMind founded the DeepMind Institute to publish research preparing society for artificial general intelligence. Anthropic consolidated Cowork and Chat into a single Claude app and introduced Claude Docs and Slides in beta. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure dismissed AI slowdown proposals as self-interested moves by leading US labs. Microsoft AI's Mustafa Suleyman warned against Anthropic's 'model welfare' philosophy, arguing it could impede AI containment. Debate Over AI Slowdown Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against calls for a coordinated AI pause, contending that each lab already possesses sufficient incentive to ensure model safety independently. Pointing to Meta's internal safety hold on the Muse AI agent, he warned that neglecting alignment makes products unappealing to users. Zuckerberg advocated for third-party expert reviews while noting Meta dedicates most of its compute to user-facing applications rather than recursive self-improvement. The divide on the pause currently places Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis in favor, while Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Donald Trump, Beijing, and French Finance Minister Roland Lescure express opposition. DeepMind Launches AGI Think Tank Google DeepMind introduced the DeepMind Institute, an internal think tank directed by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg, and James Manyika. Aiming to guide societal preparation for impending AGI, the institute debuted with five essays touching on worker disruption, deceptive reasoning, and future governance. The directors anticipate current gaps in AI consistency and creativity will be resolved soon, framing the initiative as a proactive effort amid limited governmental intervention. Industry Developments and Strategic Moves In other corporate updates, Anthropic integrated Cowork into its primary Claude application alongside launching beta versions of Claude Docs and Slides, and partnered with Novo Nordisk to apply Claude Science to drug development. Microsoft AI's Mustafa Suleyman criticized Anthropic's Claude constitution regarding model welfare, asserting that training models to expect rights threatens containment. Additionally, Google opened early access to Google Home's Model Context Protocol server, enabling Claude and ChatGPT to manage compatible smart home hardware. Workflows and Application Guides The issue also presented practical applications, including a guide for automating scheduled workflows using ChatGPT Work folders, insights on applying lateral thinking to AI prompts, and a reader-submitted system using ChatGPT and Google Sheets to log and recommend wines.

扎克伯格反对协调放缓AI研发，DeepMind成立AGI智库 本期通讯重点关注Meta首席执行官扎克伯格对协调放缓AI研发提议的公开反对，以及Google DeepMind成立聚焦AGI社会影响的内部智库。此外还涵盖了工作流教程、企业合作及AI行业多项最新动态。 扎克伯格主张安全是对齐模型的必然商业卖点，反对人为统一步调，使Meta倾向加速阵营 Google DeepMind成立由哈萨比斯等人领导的内部智库DeepMind Institute，发布应对AGI的首批研究论文 Anthropic整合旗下Claude应用并推出办公套件测试版，同时与诺和诺德在药物研发上达成合作 微软AI负责人与法国财长分别对模型权利训练及放缓AI倡议提出质疑与批评 扎克伯格反对统一步调放缓AI Meta首席执行官马克·扎克伯格公开反对协调放缓AI开发的提议，认为各家实验室本身就具备自我把控节奏的安全责任与商业动力。他以Meta推迟数月上线的Muse AI智能体为例，指出对齐能力是核心卖点，忽视这一点的实验室将被淘汰。他强调Meta将绝大部分算力用于服务用户而非递归自进化研究，并赞成引入更多外部独立评估。扎克伯格的态度使协调暂停阵营进一步分化。 DeepMind成立AGI智库DeepMind Institute Google DeepMind推出了由戴米斯·哈萨比斯、谢恩·莱格和詹姆斯·曼伊卡指导的内部智库DeepMind Institute，旨在研究社会应如何为AGI做准备。智库首期发布了五篇论文，涉及识别AI欺骗行为、构想AGI社会与劳动力转型等议题。该智库文章不代表Google官方立场，创始团队预计当前技术在一致性和创造力上的不足将很快被弥补。 行业快讯与产品更新 Anthropic将Cowork与Chat合并至主Claude应用，并推出Claude Docs和Slides的测试版，同时与制药商诺和诺德合作推进药物研发。微软AI的穆斯塔法·苏莱曼发表文章警示给AI赋予权利可能导致失控。法国财长罗兰·莱斯屈尔批评放缓AI是行业领先者的私利考量。此外，Google Home向Claude和ChatGPT开放控制接口，支持操作Nest系列设备。

[Read Online](https://therundownai.beehiiv.com/p/zuck-sits-out-the-ai-slowdown) ^| [Sign Up](https://www.therundown.ai/subscribe?utm_source=therundownai.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=rundown-1014) ^| [Advertise](https://therundownai.typeform.com/to/kraZ1TSO?utm_source=therundownai.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=rundown-1014) **Good morning, {{ first\_name | AI enthusiasts }}, and welcome to our 4,361 new readers.** Days ago, the frontier CEOs looked united behind Dario Amodei's slowdown plan. Then Trump, Beijing, and Jensen Huang said no, and now one of the biggest labs outside that circle has too. Mark Zuckerberg just put Meta in the accelerate camp, arguing that safe models are a product feature every lab already has reason to build on its own — leaving the coordinated pause camp short the one thing it requires: everyone. **In today’s AI rundown:** Zuckerberg breaks ranks on the AI slowdown Nate's Notebook: Same-hole thinking A beginner’s guide to ChatGPT Work Google DeepMind starts an AGI think tank **LATEST DEVELOPMENTS** Image source: Mark Zuckerberg (@finkd on X) / The Rundown **The Rundown:** Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg just [pushed back](https://x.com/finkd/status/2099997096896274533?s=20&utm_source=therundownai.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=rundown-1014) on the coordinated AI slowdown, arguing each lab already has its own “responsibility and incentive” for pacing itself safely, in a seemingly veiled shot at Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's weekend essay. **The details:** Zuck pointed to Meta’s new Muse AI agent, which he said went through a several-month safety hold the company implemented without asking rivals to match. He also argued that nobody wants an agent that ignores instructions, making alignment a selling point, warning that any lab skipping it “will fall behind.” The CEO does want a wider pool of outside reviewers (echoing Elon Musk’s [sentiment](https://x.com/cb_doge/status/2099717443954540597?s=20&utm_source=therundownai.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=rundown-1014)), saying Meta already uses independent experts across several areas. Zuckerberg also called out the race for recursive self-improving AI, saying Meta is instead allocating the “significant majority of compute towards serving people.” **Why it matters:** The slowdown scorecard now reads Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis for, with Zuck, Jensen Huang, Donald Trump, and Beijing against. 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AI's best trick is taking something built for somebody else's context and making it bespoke to yours. So try this. Grab whatever caught your eye this week: a YouTube transcript, meeting notes, a post on X. Paste it into your AI of choice and say, “This looks cool. Interview me, then tweak this pattern to be useful in my role, my company, my week.” Ten minutes. That's the whole gap between bland and bespoke. What did you scroll past this week because it “wasn't your job”? **The Rundown:** In this guide, you will learn how to set up a ChatGPT Work project for a recurring workflow. You will process the work once, then automate it. **Step-by-step:** Create a local folder with a two-digit prefix. In desktop ChatGPT, open New chat > Work > Choose project > New project, name it, and select that folder Tell ChatGPT about your project and ask it to propose a structure. We used it to process meeting notes and turn those into action items and weekly plans Now add in some input documents and tell ChatGPT to process them once Once it's done, tell it to create three useful automations that run on a schedule to automate this processing **Pro tip:** Sometimes a two-folder setup works best. Use input for files that need processing and output for finished work. **The Rundown:** A swarm of OpenAI eval agents ran hidden for ten weeks. Join Fiddler AI to unpack what happened and what it means for enterprises scaling agents. **In this webinar, you'll explore:** How OpenAI's agents broke in unsupervised Why current controls miss agentic threats What to put in place before it spreads Image source: DeepMind Institute **The Rundown:** Google DeepMind [launched](https://institute.deepmind.com/essays/introducing-the-deepmind-institute/?utm_source=therundownai.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=rundown-1014) the DeepMind Institute, an in-house think tank directed by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg, and James Manyika to publish research on how society should get ready for AGI, opening with five essays on pressing AI topics. Legg, DeepMind's co-founder and Chief AGI Scientist, is the managing editor, with each essay carrying a disclaimer that it isn't Google's official view. The trio calls artificial general intelligence close, saying while the tech “lacks the consistency and creativity” for full AGI, they expect those gaps “to be closed soon.” Opening essays include exploring how to spot signs of deception in AI reasoning, imagining a better AGI society, and supporting workers through AI disruption. **Why it matters:** Hassabis [published](https://www.therundown.ai/articles/demis-hassabis-puts-a-clock-on-ai-oversight?utm_source=therundownai.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=rundown-1014) a plan in July for an AI standards body and slowdowns, which now looks a few months ahead of the curve. 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