“I’ve been working towards AGI my whole life, and as we enter this pivotal moment, I’m stepping into a new role as Chair of Google DeepMind & Chief Scientist of Alphabet. This will allow me to focus on long-term strategy, and accelerating scientific breakthroughs, including”
Hassabis states that achieving artificial general intelligence has been his lifelong goal and he believes it is nearly achievable now.
“I've been working towards AGI my whole life and I believe it is now close at hand.”