ET@Davos | Demis Hassabis: China Is Catching Up, But No AI Breakthrough Yet

Описание: In this episode of ET@Davos, The Economic Times’ Sruthijith KK speaks with Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Laureate 2024, on the future of artificial intelligence and how close the world is to artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Hassabis explains how DeepMind balances frontier research with deploying AI at billion-user scale inside Google. He says Google’s AI partnerships were shaped by direct model comparisons, where Gemini outperformed competitors.
On geopolitics, Hassabis offers a sober assessment of the global AI race. China, he says, is only months behind the West in applied AI but still lacks true frontier breakthroughs. On timelines, he predicts AGI could emerge within five to ten years—potentially unlocking a “post-scarcity” era driven by abundance in energy, materials and scientific discovery.
Addressing concerns over AI’s massive energy consumption, Hassabis argues that AI will ultimately become part of the solution, citing AI-designed fusion technologies and large-scale power-grid optimisation. Reflecting on breakthroughs such as AlphaFold and transformers, he acknowledges that Google helped pioneer modern AI—but admits the company moved too slowly to capitalise on its early lead.
His conclusion is unequivocal: within a decade, machines will be conducting original scientific research. The economic, geopolitical and civilisational stakes could not be higher.

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