Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, has warned that artificial intelligence could repeat the same mistakes as social media (via Business Insider). He believes we’re around five to ten years away from reaching Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which is AI on par with human intelligence. While today’s AI systems might seem close to that level, Hassabis says we’re not there yet.
He pointed to how platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook have fostered addiction and division. Hassabis warned that AI could create the same issues, only on a much larger scale.
