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Exclusive: "Transformative" AGI is on the horizon, DeepMind's Hassabis says

The DeepMind CEO describes AGI as "the most transformative moment in human history."

Axios

Five years after its debut, Google DeepMind's AlphaFold shows why science is AI's killer app

In five years since AlphaFold's debut, it has transformed basic biochemical research. But its long-term effect on drug discovery remains unclear.

Fortune

Three scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for creating new molecular structure

The chemistry award is the third 2025 Nobel Prize to be announced this week.

Euronews

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Google DeepMind's CEO says AI could repeat the toxic pitfalls of social media — will it make the same click-chasing mistakes?

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis warns that AI could repeat social media’s toxic patterns of addiction, division, and manipulation.

Windows Central

Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, OpenAI and others pledge $42 billion in U.K. AI investment

U.S. tech giants, including Microsoft, Google, and Nvidia, are committing $42 billion to build out the UK's AI infrastructure.

Fortune

Sam Altman hasn’t had "a good night of sleep" since OpenAI launched ChatGPT

CEO Sam Altman recently admitted he struggles to sleep at night, overwhelmed by the thought of hundreds of millions of people interacting with ChatGPT daily.

Windows Central

Google DeepMind CEO dismisses claims of PhD-level AI as "nonsense" — today's systems lack continued learning, pushing true general intelligence 5–10 years away

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis argues that artificial intelligence still lacks key capabilities, pushing AGI 5–10 years away.

Windows Central

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Google’s top AI scientist says adaptability is crucial

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The Independent UK

Google’s top AI scientist says this is what he thinks will be the next generation’s most needed skill

The neuroscientist and former chess prodigy was talking at an ancient Roman theatre in Athens

The Independent UK

AGI was tech’s holy grail. Now, even its biggest champions are hedging. What gives?

From “AGI Sherpas” to “Feel the AGI,” the hype hit fever pitch over the past three years. Now the mood is shifting to pragmatism—though the stakes are higher than ever.

Fortune

'You've got basically one AI playing in the mind of another AI': Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis explains how AI is coming full circle back to gaming

And maybe we're all in the mind of another AI, howaboutthat?

PC Gamer

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis Flags AI Inconsistency As Key AGI Roadblock, Calls For Tougher Testing Standards

Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, pinpointed a significant obstacle in the path of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) development.

Benzinga

Five Great Reads: the killing code, our AI future and a Sydney Sweeney culture war

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Claire Keenan

The Guardian - AU

“We’ll Never Need to Work Again”: DeepMind CEO Predicts AGI Within 5–10 Years, Driving Radical Abundance 10x Faster Than the Industrial Revolution

Google DeepMind's CEO, Demis Hassabis, recently discussed the implications of AI in the future, further indicating that AGI could be achieved within the next 5-10 years, leading to radical abundance.

Windows Central

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Fortune

AI is gutting workforces—and an ex-Google exec says CEOs are too busy ‘celebrating’ their efficiency gains to see they’re next

Google’s former chief business officer Mo Gawdat says that the notion AI will create jobs is ‘100% crap’. He warns it’ll wipe out jobs, with even ‘incompetent CEOs’ and ‘evil’ government leaders on the chopping block.

PC Gamer

DeepMind CEO makes big brain claims, saying AGI could be here within 'five to 10 years' and cause humanity to experience widespread change that's '10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and maybe 10 times faster'

I'm not getting my hopes up though.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Israeli forces kill at least 27 at food site while minister’s al-Aqsa visit causes outrage

Six more people die from malnutrition, and Itamar Ben-Gvir is first minister to publicly pray at sensitive site. Plus, head of Google’s DeepMind on our AI future

The Guardian - UK

Demis Hassabis on our AI future: ‘It’ll be 10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution – and maybe 10 times faster’

The head of Google’s DeepMind says artificial intelligence could usher in an era of ‘incredible productivity’ and ‘radical abundance’. But who will it benefit? And why does he wish the tech giants had moved more slowly?

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Benzinga

Google Deepmind Chief Thinks There's Only A Half Chance Of AI Surpassing Human Minds By 2030 Because Of These Two Reasons

Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis says there's a coin‑flip chance that artificial general intelligence will arrive within five years.

International Business Times UK

Gemini Secures IMO Gold, Draws Rare Praise From Elon Musk as Google's AI Hits New Milestone in User Growth

Google's Gemini AI achieved a historic IMO gold medal, earning rare praise from Elon Musk for its mathematical prowess. Separately, the Gemini app surged to over 450 million monthly users.

International Business Times UK

Neuralink Achieves Two Brain Transplants in a Day, Aims for 20 by Year-End—Google DeepMind CEO Weighs In

Neuralink achieved two brain transplants in a day, targeting 20 by year-end. CEO Elon Musk envisions healing paralysis and blindness.

Benzinga

Is Demis Hassabis Being Positioned As CEO Sundar Pichai's Successor at Google? Some Insiders Think So

DeepMind founder and AI expert, Demis Hassabis, is reportedly set for a larger role within Google, potentially leading the company’s AI efforts. This comes amid the intensifying global race for AI dominance.

The Guardian - UK

Cyborgs, snapchat dysmorphia and AI-led surgery: has our digital age ruined beauty?

From photo-editing apps to ‘Instagram face’, technology has radically altered the way we see ourselves. Ahead of a new exhibition at Somerset House, our critic considers the meaning of art in a digital age

Windows Central

Bill Gates says AI will replace humans for most things — but coding will remain "a 100% human profession" centuries later

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently claimed that programming will remain a 100% human profession, even a century from now.

PC Gamer

Google Veo 3 users long to immerse themselves in the worlds of their AI-generated videos, seemingly forgetting entire videogame genres already exist

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