Demis Hassabis

endowing rogue nations or terrorists with tools to synthesize a deadly virus. [...] keep the “weights” of the most powerful models out of the public’s hands. AI Verified source (2025)

At this point, I think we're at a threshold moment where AGI, artificial general intelligence, is on the horizon, maybe in the next five to eight years. [...] I think it's going to be something like 10 times the impact of the Industrial Revolution, b... more Unverified source (2026)

I would advocate for a kind of CERN for AGI, and by that, I mean a kind of international research-focused high-end collaboration on the frontiers of AGI development to try and make that as safe as possible. You would also have to pair it with a kind... more AI Verified source (2025)

Maybe it would be good to have a slightly slower pace, so that we can get this right societally. [...] Asked whether he would advocate for a pause in AI development if every company and country joined in, Hassabis responded: "I think so." He added th... more Unverified source (2026)

Scott Pelley: But is self-awareness a goal of yours? Demis Hassabis: Not explicitly. But it may happen implicitly. These systems might acquire some feeling of self-awareness. That is possible. I think it's important for these systems to understand y... more Unverified source (2025)

So I think we'll solve it if we get our act together, we do this internationally, put all the best minds on it, we get going now... And I think given sufficient time with sufficient brain power — I believe in human ingenuity — I think we'll get this ... more AI Unverifiable source (2026)