Superhuman AI Just Years Away, Need Urgent Action Says Google AI Chief
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis warns that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is only a few years away and calls for urgent global regulation. He emphasizes the need for safeguards against risks like cybersecurity threats and autonomous self-improving systems.
Why it matters
The rapid advancement of AGI poses existential and societal risks that require international cooperation and oversight.
We are at a pivotal moment in human history, believes Google's AI boss Demis Hassabis, the CEO of DeepMind. In a personal blog, he has once again reiterated that AGI or Artificial General Intelligence (a type of AI that matches or surpasses human capabilities across virtually all cognitive tasks) is only "a few short years away," and urgent action is needed to make sure that it's in favour of humanity. Hassabis, a Nobel winner and one of the foremost names in AI today defined AGI as "a system that exhibits all the cognitive capabilities the brain has," in his blog. In June, Hassabis had predicted AGI was just 3-4 years away.Also read: AI Surpassing Humans Debate Heats Up As Google AI Boss Tightens TimelineHassabis has called for a global watchdog led by the US to be constituted urgently, adding that the risks related to AI are not being addressed currently.
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