DeepMind's Szegedy predicts AGI in 2 years optimistically, 4 years conservatively
alexisgallagher · x · 2026-09-09
DeepMind researcher Csaba Szegedy gave a terse AGI timeline in reply to a question: "2 years (stretch). Conservatively: 4." It's another aggressive near-term AGI forecast from a front-lab insider, well ahead of mainstream academic expectations.
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