Hassabis: AGI Could Be Only a Few Years Away
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-07-15
In the article "A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age," Demis Hassabis suggests that AGI with near-human cognitive abilities might be only a few years away.
The post's author highlights a more radical takeaway: the scale of impact from this technology could far exceed the Industrial Revolution and unfold much faster. They interpret this as a sign that extreme acceleration and the era of ASI could emerge in the 2030s.
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