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Sat, 10/19/2024 - 2:12pm

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis explains what needs to happen to move from chatbots to AGI

Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind.Getty ImagesAI leaders disagree on how long it will take to realize AGI, a machine that can reason like humans.Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says "AI agents" are the next phase of AI after chatbots.These systems will be able to plan, act, reason, and use tools, among other traits, he said.Experts are divided on what it'll take to achieve artificial general intelligence — a still hypothetical form of robot intelligence that mimics human abilities.According to Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind and a recently minted Nobel laureate, there isn't any secret formula to get there.At The Times Tech Summit earlier this month, Hassabis said the next iteration of AI after chatbots like ChatGPT — which passively answers questions, summarizes text, and does research — will be agent-based systems with the following traits and skills:Planning.

 

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