This could be the “foothills of the singularity,” Demis Hassabis said. What?

Welcome to “a profound moment for humanity,” said Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, who concluded his speech. Google I/O keynote presentation On Tuesday, he said:

Google’s cutting-edge research and products will help unleash the incredible potential of artificial general intelligence for the benefit of the entire world. When we look back on this time, I think we will realize that we were standing on the slopes of the singularity.

It will be a profound moment for humanity. This technology will be a force multiplier for human ingenuity and herald a new golden age of scientific discovery and progress, improving the lives of everyone, everywhere. We look forward to bo…

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