Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, believes that the next major scientific breakthrough could come not from a human being, but from artificial general intelligence, or AGI for short. He believes it is possible that AGI could become a reality within five to ten years. Unlike today’s AI, which can answer questions but has no long-term memory or deep understanding, AGI would learn independently and perform complex tasks like a human being.
This could potentially enable it to achieve breakthroughs comparable to those of Einstein. However, he also emphasizes that there are still significant technical hurdles to overcome and that the realization of AGI will require advances in continuous learning, long-term planning, and efficiency. His comments underscore the ongoing debate about the implications of future AI.