DeepMind CEO: AGI will surpass electricity and fire as humanity's biggest breakthrough

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says artificial general intelligence is only a few years away and will represent a bigger leap for humanity than electricity or fire. He has also proposed the creation of a new US standards body to rigorously test frontier AI models before they are released to the public. His remarks intensify the ongoing debate about the pace and safety of AI development.