Demis Hassabis on Bloomberg Tech
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This brief appearance largely repeats Hassabis’s familiar account of Google DeepMind’s resurgence and China’s rapid catch-up. Skip unless you specifically want his blunt characterization of the Western reaction to DeepSeek.
I think it was a massive overreaction in the West it was impressive, and I think it shows that the Chinese are very capable that the deleting companies. I think companies like Buy Dance actually, I would say are the most capable, and there may be only six months behind, not one or two years behind the front So I think that's what Deepseak showed.
Demis Hassabis says Google DeepMind has regained state-of-the-art standing by combining its long research history with faster product execution. He views Chinese AI companies as highly capable and relatively close to the frontier, but says it remains uncertain whether they can independently push beyond it.