Prediction · AGI + ASI

Rohin Shah on AGI + ASI

Head of AGI safety and alignment, Google DeepMind

Said June 2, 2026

The transition from the first automated AI researchers to an intelligence explosion would likely take years rather than months.

Source summary · not a verbatim quotation.

He expected early automated researchers to be expensive and inefficient and pushed back on imminent-explosion arguments. Recorded December 4, 2025; date is public release.