Unreasonably Effective AI with Demis Hassabis

It has been a few years since Google DeepMind CEO and co-founder, Demis Hassabis, and Professor Hannah Fry caught up. In that time, the world has caught on to artificial intelligence—in a big way. Listen as they discuss the recent explosion of interest in AI, what Demis means when he describes chatbots as ‘unreasonably effective’, and the unexpected emergence of capabilities like conceptual understanding and abstraction in recent generative models. Demis and Hannah also explore the need for rigorous AI safety measures, the importance of responsible AI development, and what he hopes for as we move closer towards artificial general intelligence. — Want to share feedback? Have a suggestion for a guest that we should have on next? Why not leave a review on YouTube and stay tuned for future episodes. Timecodes 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Public interest in AI 03:22 Grounding in AI 05:22 Overhyped or underhyped AI 07:42 Realistic vs unrealistic goals in AI 10:22 Gemini and Project Astra 15:12 Project Astra compared to Google Glass 18:22 Lineage of Project Astra 21:22 Challenges of keeping an AGI contained 24:22 Demis Hassabis’s view on AI regulation 28:22 Safety of AGI 31:22 Timeline for the arrival of AGI 33:22 DeepMind’s progress on their 20-year project 34:22 Surprising capabilities of current AI models 38:22 Challenges of long-term planning, agency, and safeguards in AI 41:22 Predictions about the future of AI and cures for diseases 44:22 Conclusion Thanks to everyone who made this possible, including but not limited to: Presenter: Professor Hannah Fry Series Producer: Dan Hardoon Editor: Rami Tzabar, TellTale Studios Commissioner & Producer: Emma Yousif Music composition: Eleni Shaw Camera Director and Video Editor: Tommy Bruce Audio Engineer: Darren Carikas Video Studio Production: Nicholas Duke Video Editor: Bilal Merhi Video Production Design: James Barton Visual Identity and Design: Eleanor Tomlinson Commissioned by Google DeepMind