AI to revolutionise science, medicine; societal challenges need global cooperation: DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis

Key Highlights

• Hassabis said the world is at a "threshold moment", with Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) potentially on the horizon within the next five to eight years, making the the event in New Delhi particularly timely as more autonomous and agentic AI systems begin to emerge.
• "My message is one of, I would say, cautious optimism.
• So I think we're on the cusp of an absolutely incredible transformation that's going to bring incredible benefits in science and medicine specifically, is what I'm passionate about, and I can see revolutionising the way we deal with human health," he said.
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• Hassabis noted many amazing companies, tools and products are building on top of AI systems.