AI as powerful as human mind possible in next 5 years, says Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said that artificial general intelligence will be a reality in a few years.

By: Tech Desk
New Delhi | May 3, 2023 06:01 PM IST

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Demis Hassabis(inset) also acknowledged the rapid developments in the last few years have been incredible. (Image: Twitter)

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AI has been creating headlines all over the world. From brisk-paced developments to a section of dignitaries seeking a moratorium, AI has been causing a stir in the world of technology. The most prominent of all fears is AI becoming as powerful as humans and potentially overpowering mankind.

Now, it seems the days are not far. Recently, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said that AI could achieve human-level cognitive abilities in the next five years. He was speaking at the media outlet’s event – Future of Everything Festival. Hassabis also said that the speed of AI research could also accelerate from its current rapid pace.

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Hassabis also acknowledged that the rapid developments in the last few years have been incredible. He added that he did not see any reason for the developments to slow down. “I don’t see any reason why that progress is going to slow down. I think it may even accelerate. So I think we could be just a few years, maybe within a decade away,” he was quoted as saying by the new agency.

As of now, artificial general intelligence is a topic of contention in the AI community. However, Hassabis asserted that we could see ‘very general systems in the next few years’.

In April, DeepMind and the Brain team from Google Research united as Google DeepMind. The collaboration of the two companies is aimed at enhancing progress towards a world where AI can help deal with the biggest challenges faced by humanity.

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DeepMind, an AI research start-up was founded by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg, and Mustafa Styleman in 2010. Much before Google acquired it, Facebook was in talks to acquire the start-up. The company developed machine learning systems with the help of deep neural networks and models that were based on neuroscience.

The latest merger between DeepMind and Google Brain is expected to significantly accelerate Google’s progress in AI.