Demis Hassabis: We're in 'the Foothills of the Singularity' — AGI Around 2030, Possibly 2029, and Society Isn't Ready

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In post-Google I/O interviews (Axios, Fast Company), Hassabis reaffirmed AGI by roughly 2030 — now floating 2029 — citing growing confidence the industry has found the right technical path. He pointed to 'soft self-improvement' already underway as coding agents make engineers dramatically more productive, and warned society has only a few years to prepare. A tighter, more urgent timeline from one of the field's most measured voices, framing today's coding agents as the leading edge of recursive capability gains.