Hassabis shortens AGI timeline to two to three years
What happened
On 22 October 2026, Demis Hassabis, founder of Google DeepMind and Nobel laureate in chemistry, said artificial general intelligence (AGI) could arrive within two to three years. Reports note that earlier this year he estimated three to five years, and has now shortened the timeline from five years to two to three. So far this is only a public statement, with no further details disclosed.
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- The DecoderDeepmind founder Hassabis shortens AGI timeline from five to two to three years
Demis Hassabis keeps moving up his AGI timeline. The Nobel laureate and former Google Deepmind CEO now expects artificial general intelligence within two to three years, down from three to five years earlier this year.
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