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Demis Hassabis

A lab-builder's forecast focused on capability progress and scientific applications.

Current verdict

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Target date

2030

Scoring lens

Blended score

TBD

Capability score

TBD

Deployment score

TBD

The blended score is our overall estimate for the full prediction. The capability score asks, 'Could the technology exist by then?' The deployment score asks, 'Will it be widely used and visible in the real world by then?' For this prediction, the technology may arrive before the world is ready to deploy it safely or broadly.

Overview

What this source is arguing

Hassabis has repeatedly described AGI as plausible on a short-to-medium timeline while emphasizing safety and scientific discovery.

The big prediction

The core claim to test

AGI may arrive within years rather than decades, with major scientific impact along the way.

Evidence for

Why the prediction might be right

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