Hassabis: AGI Impact Could Surpass the Industrial Revolution
coherence · x · 2026-07-14
Demis Hassabis believes the impact of this technology will be unprecedented—potentially 10 times that of the Industrial Revolution, and happening 10 times faster.
He also states that no one truly knows what will happen next, and even experts are divided; "the future is not yet written." The quoted article directly calls the current moment a critical turning point in human history, suggesting that AGI could arrive within the next few years.
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