Why Google DeepMind’s CEO Says True AGI Is Still Decades Away

Demis Hassabis says AGI remains a long-term goal, not an imminent breakthrough.

He said today’s AI is strong on narrow tasks but still weak on memory, context, creativity, and transfer across domains.

The message is that current systems show impressive progress, but they are still far from broad human-like intelligence.

That expectation matters for how researchers, regulators, and investors judge the pace of AI development.