Demis Hassabis says we will start moving toward AGI over the next 5–10 years

Said at a DeepMind briefing that over the next 5–10 years many capabilities will come to the fore and we will start moving toward what we call AGI

Why it matters

His relatively conservative 5–10-year estimate contrasted with the near-term predictions of Altman and Aschenbrenner, highlighting the spread among lab CEOs

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