The AGI Pied Piper: Google's AI Shake Up and the Endless Pursuit of Intelligence The recent announcement that Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, will step aside from day to day responsibilities to take on an oversight role at Alphabet has sparked confusion in the tech world.
While some view this move as a minor organizational change, it is a symptom of a more complex issue: Google's relentless pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Hassabis has long been one of the most vocal proponents of AGI, predicting its arrival with an almost messianic fervor.