Google DeepMind’s CEO Thinks AI Will Make Humans Less Selfish
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Summary
Demis Hassabis is leading Google’s AI efforts and pursuing artificial general intelligence, technology that would have machines do everything humans do, and do it better.
Google acquired his company DeepMind in 2014, and he now also heads the Google Brain AI group focusing on product development.
Hassabis is bullish that artificial general intelligence is within 15 years away, and says there is a 50% chance it arrives in the next decade.
Hassabis thinks that AI will lead to a golden era of abundance, but that requires human behavior to shift away from zero-sum games.
He also worries about ensuring ethical AI development, and that the US and international communities need to focus on regulating the technology.
Lastly, Hassabis responds to concerns that the race to develop AI is leading to abused tech and displaced workers, saying that AI will be crucial to solving problems like climate change.
