Overview

• Speaking at Athens' Odeon of Herodes Atticus alongside Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the DeepMind CEO prioritized meta-skills such as learning how to learn in a discussion that also examined AI use in public services.
• He described AI progress as advancing week by week, arguing that uncertainty about specific jobs heightens the need for continual learning throughout careers.
• He projected that artificial general intelligence could emerge within the next decade, pairing the outlook with promises of breakthroughs and an acknowledgment of risks.
• Mitsotakis cautioned that if AI gains concentrate within a few large companies, people may not feel benefits, increasing the risk of inequality and social unrest.
• Hassabis's influence is grounded in DeepMind's research record, including his 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry for AI-driven protein folding breakthroughs.