Demis Hassabis

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis suggests China’s AI is only months behind the West, a significant shift from previous estimates. While Chinese firms excel at catching up, Hassabis questions their ability to achieve truly novel innovations beyond current breakthroughs like the transformer architecture. This comes amidst U.S. chip restrictions impacting China’s access to advanced hardware, potentially leading to a widening capability gap despite rapid progress.