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Hassabis Shortens AGI Timeline to Two or Three Years

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Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis has shortened his predicted timeline for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) from three to five years down to two to three years. He proposes the 'Einstein test' as a benchmark, asking whether a system trained only on pre-1901 knowledge can reproduce Einstein's 1905 papers. Additionally, Hassabis advocates for an industry-funded oversight board under government control to vet models before release, warning that bad regulation is worse than none.

LATEST/Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis has shortened his predicted timeline for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) from three to five years down to two to three years. He proposes the 'Einstein test' as a benchmark, asking whether a system trained only on pre-1901 knowledge can reproduce Einstein's 1905 papers. Additionally, Hassabis advocates for an industry-funded oversight board under government control to vet models before release, warning that bad regulation is worse than none.

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  1. The DecoderT2·68 pts
    • Hassabis believes AGI could arrive within two to three years, defined as matching the full cognitive range of the human brain.
    • Proposes the 'Einstein test' as a litmus: systems must reproduce 1905 breakthroughs using only pre-1901 knowledge.
    • Advocates for a government-controlled, industry-funded oversight board to vet models before release, emphasizing preventive guardrails.
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