Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis: The Path To AGI, Deceptive AIs, Building a Virtual Cell

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss the cutting edge of AI and where the research is heading. In this conversation, we cover the path to artificial general intelligence, how long it will take to get there, how to build world models, whether AIs can be creative, and how AIs are trying to deceive researchers. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss Google's plan for smart glasses and Hassabis's vision for a virtual cell. Hit play for a fascinating discussion with an AI pioneer that will both break news and leave you deeply informed about the state of AI and its promising future. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? Here’s 40% off for the first year: https://tinyurl.com/bigtechnology Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Google DeepMind's CEO and Nobel laureate Demis Asabas joins us to talk about the path toward artificial general intelligence, Google's AI roadmap, and how AI research is driving scientific discovery.
0:11.7	That's coming up right after this.
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0:44.6	podcasts and walk away with practical advice you can implement today. Welcome to Big Technology
0:51.5	podcast, a show for cool-headed, nuanced conversation of the tech world
0:55.4	and beyond. Today, we're at Google DeepMind headquarters in London for what promises to be a
1:00.8	fascinating conversation with Google DeepMind CEO, Demis Hasabas. Demis, great to see you again.
1:06.6	Welcome to the show. Thanks for having me on the show. Definitely. It's great to be here.
1:10.7	So every research house right now is working toward building AI that mirrors human intelligence,
1:16.6	human level intelligence, they call it AGI.
1:19.6	Where are we right now in the progression?
1:22.6	And how long is it going to take to get there?
1:24.6	Well, look, I mean, of course, the last few years has been an incredible amount of progress.
1:29.6	Actually, you know, maybe over the last decade plus.
1:33.1	This is what's on everyone's lips right now.
1:35.3	And the debate is how close are we to AGI?
1:37.6	What's the correct definition of AGI?
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