Archive · 25 May 2025
Google DeepMind CEO Urges Teens to Prepare for AI-Driven Job Market
Imagine smart computers are getting better and could change jobs.
The head of Google's AI lab, Demis Hassabis, says young people should learn about AI now, like learning the internet years ago.
He says some jobs will change, but new and better jobs will come.
He wants students to understand AI and be flexible.
He also thinks building a strong base in science and math is still super important, while also focusing on creativity and the ability to adapt to change.
He's preparing students for a world that's changing because of AI.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis advises teens to learn AI to adapt to job market changes.
Hassabis believes AI will cause job disruption, but also create new, more valuable jobs.
He stresses the importance of STEM skills and 'meta skills' like adaptability.
Hassabis anticipates AGI is less than a decade away; Google co-founder Sergey Brin expects it sooner.
Hassabis suggests students experiment with AI tools alongside their formal education.
- Who
- Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind
- What
- Advising teens to learn AI, build adaptability, and the expected rise of AGI
- When
- Within the next 5-10 years.
- Where
- In discussions on tech podcasts and at Google events
- Why
- To prepare younger generations for an AI-driven future.
Demis Hassabis
Sergey Brin
AGI Timeline
Demis Hassabis
AGI's emergence after 2030.
Sergey Brin
AGI's emergence before 2030.
- CEO
- Demis Hassabis
- Company
- Google DeepMind
- Focus
- AI development and AGI research
- AGI Timeline (Hassabis)
- Just after 2030
- AGI Timeline (Brin)
- Before 2030
