‘Catastrophic outcomes’ could accompany rise of advanced AI – Google DeepMind CEO

Artificial general intelligence could be only five years away, although the path is not without risks, Google’s Demis Hassabis has said

The path towards creating artificial general intelligence (AGI) could involve “catastrophic outcomes” such as cyberattacks on energy or water infrastructure, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has warned. He suggested that AGI could arrive within the next decade. 

Speaking at the Axios AI+ Summit in San Francisco last week...