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DeepMind's Hassabis puts AGI at 2029-2030 and flags open-source AI's 'bad actor problem'

Speaking at Stanford GSB, Demis Hassabis forecast AGI by 2029-2030 and named autonomous agents capable of running full drug research programs as the next phase — framing both as near-term engineering targets, not distant speculation. He called for sector-specific regulation with periodic independent model evaluations and flagged open-source AI's 'bad actor problem' as unresolved, marking a harder public line from one of the field's most prominent figures.

Source: stanforddaily.com ↗

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Technology is advancing about 10 times faster than the Industrial Revolution, and argued for increasing international coordination on AI regulation within the next five to 10 years.

Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind CEO

Why this matters

  • → Hassabis forecasts AGI by 2029-2030, positioning autonomous agents as the immediate engineering target, not distant speculation.
  • → He flags open-source AI's 'bad actor problem' as unresolved, marking a harder regulatory stance from a field leader.
  • → He frames AI as a 'species-level transition' advancing 10x faster than the Industrial Revolution, requiring international coordination within 5-10 years.
Species-level stakes