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Demis Hassabis

DeepMind co-founder · 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-recipient

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Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind CEO)
Hassabis says at Stanford GSB that we stand in the foothills of the singularity

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

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

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

Demis Hassabis
Demis Hassabis says human-level AI is 5–10 years away

The reference point for the cautiously optimistic camp