Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis corrects ‘almost everyone’ in America on China’s AI capability: They are not …

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has now challenged the prevailing views in the US about China’s artificial intelligence capabilities. Hassabis believes that Chinese AI models are now only ‘a matter of months’ behind Western systems. Speaking at CNBC’s new podcast The Tech Download, Hassabis said China’s progress has been underestimated, “Maybe they’re only a matter of months behind at this point,” he noted, adding that just one or two years ago, many believed China was far further back. The comments made by the Google DeepMind CEO run counter to the widespread assumptions in Washington and Silicon Valley that China lags significantly behind in AI development.

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