Tuesday, 20 January, 2026
Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis Challenges OpenAI’s Path to Superintelligence

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has offered new insights questioning OpenAI’s trajectory toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Hassabis emphasizes that reaching superintelligence requires fundamental breakthroughs in reasoning and planning, rather than just scaling existing compute power. By advocating for a more nuanced, research-heavy approach, he highlights a growing philosophical divide between tech giants on how to achieve human-level AI.
Read full story at Economic Times