Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis may have just dropped ‘bombshell’ for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Demis Hassabis just told the AI world that ChatGPT’s path to superintelligence might be a dead end. The Google DeepMind CEO, in an CNBC “The Tech Download” podcast, argues that large language models—the technology behind OpenAI’s flagship products—can’t achieve true scientific breakthroughs because they’re missing what he calls “a world model.”

It’s a direct shot at Sam Altman’s scaling strategy. While OpenAI has bet billions on making LLMs bigger and faster, Hassabis says that approach hits a fundamental wall.