DeepMind Institute launched as Shane Legg says we're approaching AGI
_philschmid · x · 2026-09-16
DeepMind co-founder Shane Legg announced the launch of the DeepMind Institute. In the article, he argues that today's AI systems show impressive capabilities and the pace of innovation suggests we're approaching AGI — a system exhibiting all cognitive capabilities of the human brain — while acknowledging AI still fails at basic tasks and lacks consistency. Phil Schmid shared the post approvingly.
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