A Google executive has claimed that the terrifying pace at which artificial intelligence is advancing could see it dominate all the capabilities that humans have within the next decade.
Demis Hassabis, the CEO of DeepMind at Google, shared on a Sunday’s episode of 60 Minutes that he believes scientists are on track to create Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) within the next five to ten years.
Hassabis believes that AGI is on track to become ’embedded’ in our daily lives by 2035.
‘We’ll have a system that really understands everything around you in very nuanced and deep ways,’ Hassabis told 60 Minutes host Scott Pelley.
Hassabis said he expects AI will have the same capabilities as humans by 2035, and he anticipates a ‘breakthrough in robotics’ where robots can begin to mimic human activity.
The AI expert said that today’s technology hasn’t yet achieved ‘consciousness’ and revealed that it’s a possibility that AI bots may eventually develop self-awareness.
He added that if a machine does become self-aware, it may be difficult for humans to recognize it immediately.
‘With machines – they’re running on silicon, so even if they exhibit the same behaviors, and even if they say the same things, it doesn’t necessarily mean that this sensation of consciousness that we have is the same thing they will have,’ Hassabis added.
