Demis Hassabis: AI-powered founders may run companies with just 10% of the workforce within 5 years
goyalshaliniuk · x · 2026-11-09
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says one person who truly knows how to leverage AI could outperform an entire startup team, predicting that within five years AI-powered founders may be able to build and run companies with just 10% of the traditionally required workforce.
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