Demis Hassabis now expects artificial general intelligence in two to three years

Demis Hassabis, DeepMind's founder, now expects artificial general intelligence within two to three years, according to a profile published in WSJ. Magazine on 21 October, which names him its technology innovator of the year. Earlier this year, he put it three to five years away. By AGI, Hassabis means a system with the full cognitive range of the human brain.

According to the profile, Hassabis has just become Alphabet's chief scientist and Google DeepMind's chair. This summer he proposed an industry-funded body, under federal oversight, that would test frontier models before release. He warns against regulating now what isn't yet fully understood: he thinks the wrong regulation is worse than none. Alex Turner, a former Google DeepMind researcher, criticised that plan before the New York City Council, according to TNW.