Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis calls for 'urgent action' during 'precious window before AGI arrives' — and it's all starting to feel a bit Skynet
Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis has spent years convincing the world that artificial general intelligence will be one of humanity’s greatest achievements. His latest essay on X.com is no less gushing about AI in many ways:
“This is a pivotal moment in human history. Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a system that exhibits all the cognitive capabilities the brain has, is probably only a few short years away,” he wrote. “When we look back on this time in the decades to come, I think we will realize we were standing in the foothills of the singularity.”
But there’s a tinge of nervousness to the purple prose that sets it apart from some of the similar essays he has produced. He actually calls for some form of regulation.
“Urgent action is needed to address risks that might arise as we get closer to AGI. We’ve already seen the challenges frontier models pose...
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