AI is smarter than you think with Shane Legg of Google DeepMind
Apr 11, 2024
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Shane Legg, Chief AGI Scientist at Google DeepMind, talks about the future of artificial general intelligence and the importance of preparing for its arrival. The podcast covers topics such as the evolution of machine learning, DeepMind's work on protein folding, the impact of AI surpassing human intelligence, and the need for AGI safety research.
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Shane Legg predicts the rise of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and urges global readiness for its impact.
DeepMind, co-founded by Legg, focuses on developing versatile AI to excel in diverse tasks.
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For decades, Shane Legg has anticipated the arrival of “artificial general intelligence” or AGI.
In other words: an artificial agent that can do all the kinds of cognitive tasks that people can typically do, and possibly more...
Now as the Chief AGI Scientist and a co-founder of Google DeepMind, he stands by that prediction and is calling on the world to prepare.
This week on How I Built This Lab, Shane’s path to becoming an early AI expert and the work he and his team are doing to prepare for the technological revolution ahead.
This episode was produced by Sam Paulson with music composed by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by John Isabella with research help from Carla Esteves. Our audio engineer was Cena Loffredo.