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Shane Legg

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Co-founding DeepMind; Early work on AGI; Machine super intelligence thesis

Expert Positions3 topics

TopicViewEstimateConfidenceDateSourceSource check
AGI TimelinesShort50% by 2028highOct 2023Dwarkesh Podcast (Oct 2023)
P(doom)Wide range5-50%low2011Q&A with Shane Legg on risks from AI (LessWrong)
How Hard Is Alignment?Solvable via deliberationFunction of model capabilitymediumOct 2023Dwarkesh Podcast (Oct 2023)

Organization Roles2

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Google DeepMindFounderCurrent
Chief AGI Scientist & Co-founder
Sep 2010 – present
Needs attention
Alphabet Google AI Governance StructureCurrent
Co-Founder & Chief AGI Scientist; Lead, AGI Safety Council
2010 – present

Education

Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research