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DeepMind founder Hassabis shortens AGI timeline to two to three years

Original titleDeepmind founder Hassabis shortens AGI timeline from five to two to three years

Outlet: The Decoder
Published: Oct 22, 2026
Importance: 4/5

Summary

Demis Hassabis, Nobel laureate and former CEO of Google DeepMind, revised his artificial general intelligence timeline from three to five years to two to three years. He has shortened his AGI prediction multiple times this year.

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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. The article Deepmind founder Hassabis shortens AGI timeline from five to two to three years appeared first on The Decoder.

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