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Does Demis Hassabis Think His Work Will Lead to the Downfall of Humanity?

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  1. @emillindehoff

    August 1, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    Cool

  2. @darkspider009

    August 1, 2025 at 12:13 pm

    Not make us rich….make them rich 😅

    • @just.jose.youtube

      August 1, 2025 at 5:28 pm

      This!

    • @hawkenfox

      August 3, 2025 at 1:23 pm

      Sorry, your analysis is typical, things will become so cheap no one is rich nor poor. Otherwise we are just dead. Either way humanity is in the path to self destruction, abundance may not be great, it breeds excess, and comfort… which invites restlessness, chaos and ignorance.

  3. @abbie4586

    August 1, 2025 at 2:04 pm

    Very naive of him especially since there is very very little regulation around agi

  4. @werdwerdus

    August 1, 2025 at 2:05 pm

    “if i don’t do it, somebody else will anyway, and why should they get all the attention and money”

    • @beigegecko

      August 1, 2025 at 5:08 pm

      how do you expect humans to not advance the technology forward? it’s gonna happen anyway and remember there are much less benign countries outside of the US who will also develop the AI and use it for evil deeds

    • @werdwerdus

      August 1, 2025 at 5:31 pm

      ​@@beigegecko that’s literally what i said

    • @beigegecko

      August 2, 2025 at 9:39 am

      @@werdwerdusI thought you were being sarcastic, my apologies

  5. @jordansparrow8061

    August 1, 2025 at 2:35 pm

    Oh good, so basically hubris. That always works well for humanity.

  6. @CB-ln2eb

    August 1, 2025 at 3:40 pm

    Humans are already going extinct so maybe this will assist with the next evolution. Are we better than what was here last? Hmm…how’s this determined? Humans have caused their own extinction. At least the dinosaurs were taken out by misquotes mostly prior to the astroid finishing off their already weakened state.

  7. @MaximillianRobesphereguill

    August 1, 2025 at 4:19 pm

    There’s already big stuff happening in today’s world that have more immediate effects. This is by far the more calm one.

    • @t.j.armendariz354

      August 1, 2025 at 11:35 pm

      That’s debatable

    • @MaximillianRobesphereguill

      August 2, 2025 at 12:26 am

      @@t.j.armendariz354 It is, depending on what your definition of brave is.

  8. @just.jose.youtube

    August 1, 2025 at 5:31 pm

    Why are you building something that could mean suffering and the end of humanity?
    _I’m sorry but, I just can’t resist. Besides, my optimism tells me that won’t happen._ 😅

  9. @just.jose.youtube

    August 1, 2025 at 5:31 pm

    Why are you building something that could mean suffering and the end of humanity?
    _I’m sorry but, I just can’t resist. Besides, my _*_optimism_*_ tells me that won’t happen._ 😅

  10. @burgerpowder8

    August 2, 2025 at 1:05 am

    “It will go well if we’re carefull” famous last words

  11. @burgerpowder8

    August 2, 2025 at 1:05 am

    AI is already killing us. It’s boosting climate change with the amount of energy it wastes

  12. @hawkenfox

    August 3, 2025 at 1:19 pm

    The arguement is flawed for every good thing AI gives to humanity, the same amount of abuse or dare I say more damage would occur. Because the problem isnt technology, rather the problem is the broken humanity welding AI.

  13. @phoenix81194

    August 3, 2025 at 1:23 pm

    Society isn’t ready for more power. Unfortunately, for that same reason every country feels it’s necessary to get more power to not fall behind their rivals.

  14. @skybelief

    August 3, 2025 at 2:57 pm

    Crazy men with crazy ideas 🤡

  15. @LooseNJangleN

    August 4, 2025 at 12:43 am

    Seems a little unreasonable. There are many competing groups. I’m sure they realize if they don’t make it someone else will. But also, if a AI that could wipe out humanity was created a different similarly powerful AI would probably be needed to combat it, so its a good thing there are many groups working on AGI.
    Can’t say I really understand the opinion in this short. It seems narrowed in scope. Why would it matter what inspires an executive to support AI development? Its happening either way and its good there are so many trying, so isn’t it a useless thing to be concerned over? I mean, I’m all for hating on rich people if it can contribute to improving my life by inspiring a positive change, but something like that needs teeth. It can’t just be musing about them having hubris and getting a sense of superiority by punching up. No matter how eloquently you phase it, just calling them dumb with no tangible gain is just kids’ stuff.

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