Google Deepmind launches institute to tackle AGI questions

google deepmind has established the deepmind institute dmi a platform for interdisciplinary research and debate on artificial general intelligence agi. the institute combines researchers from google deepmind google and the global scientific community to address questions about agi safety governance and risks such as cyberattacks or loss of control. directors shane legg james manyika and nobel laureate demis hassabis emphasize that answers should come not only from technologists but also from the arts humanities and policy. there's no agreed-upon definition of agi but deepmind describes it as a system with all the cognitive abilities of the human brain. hassabis predicts agi will arrive within a few years while legg suggests a precursor could arrive by 2028.