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PublishedMay 19, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Demis Hassabis said this might be the ‘foothills of the singularity.’ What?

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Welcome to a "profound moment for humanity," according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who closed out Google I/O's keynote presentation on Tuesday, saying: Google's cutting-edge research and products will help unlock AGI's incredible potential for the benefit of the entire world. When we look
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