Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says AI research is at the 'foothills of the singularity' as Google introduces Gemini for Science

At Google I/O on Tuesday, Demis Hassabis closed the keynote by saying that when people look back at this time, they will realize 'we were standing in the foothills of the singularity,' describing it as 'a profound moment for humanity.'

Google introduced Gemini for Science, a set of tools and experiments in Google Labs and Google Antigravity intended for helping with scientific research, with the stated goal of reimagining drug discovery to one day solve all disease.

In an earlier Bloomberg interview, Hassabis stated he was standing by his prediction of a '50 percent chance of getting there by 2030' when asked about his timeline for achieving AGI.