DeepMind CEO Says AGI is Only a Few Years Away
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-07-16
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis believes AGI might be only a few years away, stating that its impact could be much faster and larger in scale than the Industrial Revolution.
The post uses a thread to outline his views on AGI progress, potential impacts, and risks, leading into subsequent recommendations regarding standards institutions for frontier AI.
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