Google’s DeepMind co-founder says you’ll have a smart AI chief of staff in 5 years

Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of Google’s AI division DeepMind, predicts that AI will be accessible to all in the next five years.

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He says that everyone will have their own AI-powered personal assistants that will know them, be super smart, and understand their personal history.

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He also says that AI will be able to reason over your day, help you prioritize your time, and help you invent and be more creative.

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He compares AI to a chief of staff, a high-level position that helps executives make better decisions. He says that AI will know your personal information, be aligned with your interests, and help you manage and process information.

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He cites examples of how people are already using generative AI technologies like OpenAI’s ChatGPT to help them with various tasks, such as planning a vacation, finding an apartment, or losing weight.

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He also mentions how AI can help make the jobs of healthcare workers and teachers easier, as suggested by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft.

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AI will have enormous potential to affect virtually everything we do, as stated by Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple.

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AI will be a commodity that will make everyone smarter and more productive, and that it will have positive and manageable effects.

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He co-authored a book titled “The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century’s Greatest Dilemma” that documents the development of AI.

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He is now the CEO of Inflection AI, the tech startup behind an AI chatbot called Pi.

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