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Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google's DeepMind, is a pioneer in AI. He discusses his fascination with understanding the world, advancing human knowledge, and AI's role as a tool for this advancement.
Hassabis notes the incredibly fast and exponential progress in AI, driven by increasing attention, resources, and talent in the field.
A demonstration of Project Astra, a chatbot that interprets the world visually and verbally, is shown; it can describe images and create stories based on them.
AI programs learn from the internet, sometimes developing unexpected skills. This highlights both the incredible potential and the challenges of controlling and understanding AI knowledge databases.
DeepMind is training its AI model, Gemini, to act in the world. Hassabis predicts AGI, with human-like versatility, could arrive in the next 5 to 10 years, leading to AI deeply integrated into everyday life.
The discussion shifts to robotics, with a demonstration of a robot that understands and reasons based on visual input and vague instructions.
Hassabis' background in chess, neuroscience, and AI is highlighted. He shares his views on self-awareness in AI, stating that current systems don't seem self-aware, though it's theoretically possible, and understanding 'self' and 'other' is a potential step towards it.
Current AI systems lack curiosity, imagination and intuition but Hassabis believes these will develop in the next 5-10 years to the point of discovering their own scientific problems and conjectures
DeepMind's AI model deciphered the structure of proteins, revolutionizing biology and drug development by drastically reducing the time and cost required to design new drugs. AI may allow us to cure all diseases in the future.
Hassabis expresses his worries and concerns about AI being used for harmful purposes and the fact that safety measures can be overlooked when countries race for AI dominance. He mentions the need for the international community to have a say and the agent to be taught morality.
Hassabis envisions AI as a tool that enhances almost every human endeavor with current amazing tools, and later completely changes things when AGI arrives. There is a need for new philosophers to understand the implications of these systems.