Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Google DeepMind’s co‑founder and CEO Demis Hassabis lays out a pragmatic path to AGI—why he still sees a 5–10 year window, what current models are missing (reasoning, planning, continual learning), and why world models will likely converge with today’s LLMs. He explains how DeepMind became Google’s “engine room” for AI, shipping Gemini advances across products, and why AI for science (from AlphaFold to materials and energy research) is the most exciting frontier. We also touch on compute, energy constraints, and how to scale without cutting corners on safety.
CHAPTERS:
05:26 Demis Hassabis on AI's Current Capabilities and Future
09:56 Demis Explains How AI Learns Physical Reality
12:09 Demis Predicts AGI in 5-10 Years, Addresses Energy
15:25 Societal Transformation, Disruption, and Personal Unwind
22:06 Hosts Debate AI's Future: Language, Physics and Robots
26:28 Google's Comeback in the Intense AI Race
28:28 Demis on Market Exuberance and Google's Financial Strength
32:19 Geopolitics: China's Rapid Catch-Up in AI
34:27 Hosts Analyze China's AI and Google's Financial Edge
38:08 How DeepMind Powers Google's AI Products and Edge Devices
41:17 Demis Reflects on Google's Vision and NVIDIA Partnership
45:05 Demis's Vision for AI's Golden Age of Discovery
47:13 Hosts Discuss Google AI's Advantage and OpenAI Pressure
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Google DeepMind’s co‑founder and CEO Demis Hassabis lays out a pragmatic path to AGI—why he still sees a 5–10 year window, what current models are missing (reasoning, planning, continual learning), and why world models will likely converge with today’s LLMs. He explains how DeepMind became Google’s “engine room” for AI, shipping Gemini advances across products, and why AI for science (from AlphaFold to materials and energy research) is the most exciting frontier. We also touch on compute, energy constraints, and how to scale without cutting corners on safety.
CHAPTERS:
05:26 Demis Hassabis on AI's Current Capabilities and Future
09:56 Demis Explains How AI Learns Physical Reality
12:09 Demis Predicts AGI in 5-10 Years, Addresses Energy
15:25 Societal Transformation, Disruption, and Personal Unwind
22:06 Hosts Debate AI's Future: Language, Physics and Robots
26:28 Google's Comeback in the Intense AI Race
28:28 Demis on Market Exuberance and Google's Financial Strength
32:19 Geopolitics: China's Rapid Catch-Up in AI
34:27 Hosts Analyze China's AI and Google's Financial Edge
38:08 How DeepMind Powers Google's AI Products and Edge Devices
41:17 Demis Reflects on Google's Vision and NVIDIA Partnership
45:05 Demis's Vision for AI's Golden Age of Discovery
47:13 Hosts Discuss Google AI's Advantage and OpenAI Pressure
#CNBC #CNBCPodcast #TheTechDownload
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