# Demis Hassabis now expects artificial general intelligence within three years

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nobel-prize-winning-chief-scientist-at-google-issues-chilling-new-forecast-for-when-ai-will-be-smarter-than-humans-in-every-area/
- Published: 2026-10-27T16:56:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T17:23:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16227109/nobel-prize-chief-scientist-google-ai-warning.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: AI, Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Technology, World

## Key points

- Hassabis estimates AGI could arrive within two to three years.
- That is sooner than his previous three-to-five-year forecast.
- He sees potential in AI-assisted drug discovery and disease research.

## Summary

Demis Hassabis, head of Google DeepMind, now expects artificial general intelligence (AGI) to arrive within two to three years, sooner than he had previously predicted. AGI refers to AI that can match or exceed human cognitive ability across a wide range of tasks, so his revised estimate adds urgency to debates about the technology’s development and oversight.

Earlier this year, Hassabis put the timeline at three to five years, while in 2025 he said it might not become part of everyday life until 2035. He says AI could help transform drug discovery and address diseases such as cancer, though he described that work as difficult. The article also cites a poll in which 52 per cent of Americans said AI was bad for society, and notes calls for slower development and stronger monitoring.

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