He said he thinks that maybe within the next five to ten years AI systems will be able not only to solve an important problem or conjecture in science but to come up with it in the first place.

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Demis Hassabis, “He said he thinks that maybe within the next five to ten years AI systems will be able not only to solve an important problem or conjecture in science but to come up with it in the first place.” (said 3 August 2025). Verdict: not yet due. Reliability API, claim c_32f2b5b6d718, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_32f2b5b6d718

This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.

More prediction claims by Demis Hassabis

1. Resolved true Prediction · 28 February 2024

   “I think the next versions of this over the next year, 18 months, we’ll maybe have some contextual understanding of the environment around you through a camera or a phone or some glasses.”

   Hassabis said he thought the next versions of these systems, over the next year to 18 months, might have some contextual understanding of the user's environment through a camera, phone or glasses.

2. Resolved true Prediction · 23 July 2025

   “I think fusion and solar are the two that I would bet on.”

   Asked whether it would be nuclear fusion, Demis Hassabis said he thinks fusion and solar are the two energy sources he would bet on.

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