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Safety vs speed: Artificial general intelligence divide at Davos

A key portion of this conversation is AGI, which refers to AI systems capable of performing any intellectual task that a human being can do.

Published on: Jan 23, 2026, 07:57:30 IST
By Vishal Mathur
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New Delhi : Leaders of two of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence labs laid out contrasting visions for the future of the technology — how fast it should be developed and how soon what is known as AGI can be achieved — at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026, with divergent views over development timelines and the necessity of slowing the pace of innovation.

PREMIUMCEOs of DeepMind and Anthropic, Demis Hassabis (left) and Dario Amodei, at a talk during the WEF meeting on January 20. REUTERS
CEOs of DeepMind and Anthropic, Demis Hassabis (left) and Dario Amodei, at a talk during the WEF meeting on January 20. REUTERS

During ‘The Day After AGI’ session, Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, and

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Vishal Mathur

Vishal Mathur is Technology Editor for Hindustan Times. When not making sense of technology, he often searches for an elusive analog space in a digital world.

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