people · May 21, 2026
Demis Hassabis Says Superhuman AI Is Close at Google I/O
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Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, stated at Google I/O that Superhuman AI or AGI is on the horizon. He described the moment as standing at the foothills of singularity with the goal of solving all disease. Hassabis previously estimated AGI 5-8 years away but now signals greater immediacy during his two-hour keynote. The comments came on May 20, 2026, from the annual developer conference in Mountain View.
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