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Google CEO: AGI Risks 'Catastrophic Outcomes'
8 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Artificial general intelligence could arrive within a decade.
- AGI development carries risks of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.
- Superintelligent AI may pose threats to human freedom and survival.
The pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) may pave the way for "catastrophic outcomes," including severe cyberattacks targeting energy or water systems, according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. He suggests AGI could emerge within the next ten years, describing it as a human-level intellect with inventive capabilities.
Hassabis highlighted that current AI models are still limited in reasoning and learning, but a few more breakthroughs could accelerate AGI's arrival. He stressed the immediate risks of malicious actors or autonomous AI systems causing harm, noting that advanced AI might "jump the guardrail" of its intended programming.
These warnings align with an open letter from technologists and public figures concerned about superintelligent AI threatening humanity. However, contrasting views exist, with some, like Elon Musk, predicting AI could render work obsolete in 10-20 years, creating a future where currency might become irrelevant.
