Research · Updated 21 Oct, 10:40 pm IST
DeepMind founder Hassabis says AGI could arrive in two to three years
Why it matters for readers: It shows a leading AI figure believes human‑level AI is nearer than before and stresses oversight to manage risks.
- Hassabis shortened his AGI timeline estimate to two to three years and says his estimate keeps moving closer to the present.1
- He defines AGI as a system matching the full cognitive range of the human brain and uses an "Einstein test" to gauge it.1
- Hassabis compared AGI's impact to "10 times the industrial revolution at 10 times the speed."1
- After stepping down from Google DeepMind, he has focused on Isomorphic Labs, DeepMind's drug‑discovery spin‑off.1
- On safety, he proposed an industry‑funded oversight board under government control to vet models before release and warned that bad regulation could be worse than none.1
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