Owen Larter
Head of Frontier Policy and Public Affairs at Google DeepMind
A policy leader who works with governments on understanding, using and governing frontier AI. He joined Google DeepMind in April 2025 after 11 years at Microsoft, where he built its frontier AI policy team in the Office of Responsible AI, and sits on the board of the Frontier Model Forum.
Key arguments & positions
- Works with governments to help them understand, use and govern frontier AI, and has spoken about the role of technical standards in AI governance and the need for a deeper AI policy talent pipeline.
Accomplishments
- Senior Director and Head of Frontier Policy and Public Affairs at Google DeepMind since April 2025; board member of the Frontier Model Forum.
- Spent 11 years at Microsoft, including building its frontier AI policy team in the Office of Responsible AI.
- Co-founded the Aspen Institute's NextGeneration Network and was a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Papers & key writings
No authored papers are linked; his public commentary is mainly in interviews and podcasts.
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