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DeepMind CEO Shortens AGI Timeline

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has revised his timeline for achieving Artificial General Intelligence, now predicting it will arrive within two to three years. This update shortens his previous three-to-five-year estimate and highlights the accelerating pace of AI development.

  1. Google DeepMind CEO predicts AGI may arrive in 2–3 years

    Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and a Nobel laureate for AlphaFold, told the Wall Street Journal he now expects artificial general intelligence (AGI) to emerge within two to three years. That…

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  2. Demis Hassabis says he expects AGI within two to three years, down from his three-to-five-year prediction earlier in 2026, and discusses AI's science potential

    Demis Hassabis says he expects AGI within two to three years, down from his three-to-five-year prediction earlier in 2026, and discusses AI's science potential Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal :…

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