Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, proposed creating an independent US standards body to oversee the development of the most advanced artificial intelligence models. This body, modeled after FINRA, would design evaluation protocols for frontier AI systems before they are released to the public. It would be responsible for establishing common safety tests and best practices across the industry, and would also have the authority to help coordinate a slowdown in AI development if serious risks were identified. The proposal exempts startups and research-only models, keeping scrutiny focused on large-scale commercial systems. Hassabis believes that this moment of technological uncertainty requires containment mechanisms to maintain cautious optimism. The proposal arrives as governments and tech companies debate how to balance innovation with public safety, and could mark a significant shift in how the most powerful AI models are released.