DeepMind CEO: More than Scale Needed for Advanced AI, Planning and Tool Use Are Key
-
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says scale is important but innovations are also needed to achieve AGI. More computer power alone won't get there.
-
Hassabis believes they will need planning, tool use, and other agent-like capabilities in AI systems, not just passive chatbots.
-
DeepMind is investing heavily in developing these more active, agent-like AI systems.
-
Larger AI models require more testing time not just for speed of development but because more capabilities need checking.
-
Hassabis says government safety partnerships are progressing well, allowing testing of frontier AI on things companies can't access.