Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, warns that humanity has a limited window to prepare for artificial general intelligence (AGI) before it surpasses human cognitive abilities.
AGI refers to AI that can perform cognitive tasks at or beyond human levels
Jul 14, 2026
07:57 pm
What's the storyDemis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, has issued a warning that humanity is running out of time to prepare for the advent of artificial general intelligence (AGI).
In an essay published on X and Substack, he stressed there is a "precious window" to act before AGI arrives.
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