Google DeepMind's CEO Says a Major AI Turning Point Is Closer than Ever

DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis on what Google AI products say about ‘singularity’

The ScoopAfter more than two hours of announcements at Google I/O that included flashy new models, AI agents, a smarter search box, tools for work and video creation, and smart glasses, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis delivered a poetic, if slightly abrupt kicker:“We’re at the foothills of the singularity,” he said on stage in Mountain View Tuesday.The decision to end the show that way was a deliberate one. “We debated it back and forth,” Has…

Google DeepMind's CEO says a major AI turning point is closer than ever

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis.Karl Mondon / AFP via Getty ImagesHumanity is standing "on the foothills of the singularity," Demis Hassabis said at I/O on Tuesday.The DeepMind CEO's remark stunned the audience. Hassabis shared on Wednesday why he felt that way.Building video games late at night with AI convinced Hassabis that humanity is entering a new era.Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis laid out why he thinks the singularity, a major tur…

Demis Hassabis said this might be the ‘foothills of the singularity.’ What?

Welcome to a "profound moment for humanity," according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who closed out Google I/O's keynote presentation on Tuesday, saying: Google's cutting-edge research and products will help unlock AGI's incredible potential for the benefit of the entire world. When we look back at this time, I think we will realize that we were standing in the foothills of the singularity. It will be a profound moment for humanity. Th…