People & DiscourseDemis Hassabis (Google DeepMind CEO)Demis HassabisStatement

Hassabis says at Stanford GSB that we stand in the foothills of the singularity

Said in a Stanford GSB conversation that we are now standing in the foothills of the singularity, and that looking back in 10 years we will realize it

Why it matters

A defining 2026 remark showing a shift from the earlier, cautious way of talking about AGI timelines to a more assertive framing

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Pressgsb.stanford.eduhttps://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/demis-hassabis-thinks-were-foothills-singularity

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