Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Brin and Hassabis Diverge on AGI Arrival by 2030, Urge Students to Master AI Skills

Demis Hassabis and Sergey Brin set clashing pre- and post-2030 AGI timelines at Google I/O 2025, urging students to embrace STEM, AI tools, creativity, adaptability, resilience.

Image
Image
Image
Sergey Brin said, “Anybody who’s a computer scientist should not be retired right now”

Overview

  • At Google I/O 2025, Sergey Brin predicted AI will reach general intelligence before 2030 while Demis Hassabis forecast it just after.
  • Brin, back at Google since 2023, said he works daily on training the Gemini AI models that he expects to become the first AGI.
  • Hassabis described AGI as a system matching the full scope of human brain capabilities and said it will require both scaling and breakthrough research.
  • Both executives warned that over the next 5 to 10 years AI will disrupt existing jobs even as it creates new, more valuable roles.
  • Hassabis urged students to build strong STEM foundations and develop AI fluency alongside meta skills such as creativity, adaptability and resilience.