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AI IntelligenceMay 24, 2026AI Intelligence
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DeepMind's Demis Hassabis believes humanity is at the 'foothills of the singularity' – the point where AI surpasses human intelligence.

Meta's Yann LeCun disagrees, saying current AI is not truly intelligent. Gemini co-lead Oriol Vinyals splits the difference: today's models would have looked like AGI seven years ago, but the bar has moved.

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DeepMind's Demis Hassabis believes humanity is at the 'foothills of the singularity' – the point where AI surpasses human intelligence. Meta's Yann LeCun disagrees, saying current AI is not truly intelligent. Gemini co-lead Oriol Vinyals splits the difference: today's models would have looked like AGI seven years ago, but the bar has moved.