Hassabis on AGI and Frontier Governance
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-07-16
In the article, Demis Hassabis shares his perspective on AGI, predicting its emergence in the coming years and describing the technological shift as a historical turning point akin to a "new era."
He emphasizes that the impact will be unprecedented, potentially faster and larger than the Industrial Revolution, while acknowledging the inherent uncertainty of the future and the deep divide among experts.
The article also touches on a pragmatic governance idea: if necessary, the pace of development at frontier labs might need to slow down or require approval before deployment.
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