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Kevin Okemwa

Google's DeepMind CEO lists 2 AGI existential risks to society keeping him up at night — but claims "today's AI systems" don't warrant a pause on development

Demis Hassabis​ speaks onstage during the Frontiers of AI with Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and Francine Laqua, Anchor and Editor-At-Large panel discussion on day one of SXSW London 2025 at Truman Brewery on June 02, 2025 in London, England.

We're living in an unprecedented world with the emergence of the generative AI boom, revolutionizing every aspect of our lives, including work, medicine, computing, education, and entertainment. Every major tech company is seemingly chasing the AI hype, pushing new AI models to the world ever so often as they strive to hit the coveted AGI benchmark.

In a broad interview with WIRED's Steven Levy, Google's DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis shared some interesting insights and predictions about where the world is headed as we venture into the AI era.

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