ClaimsDemis Hassabis

“Maybe within the next decade or so, I don't see why not.”

Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind CEO 3 August 2025 AI could end disease, lead to "radical abundance" - 60 Minutes transcript (CBS News)

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AI could help end disease within the next decade or so.

Not yet due The date it refers to has not come.

Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

Reasoning

deadline 2035 is after 2026-11-04

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Demis Hassabis, “AI could help end disease within the next decade or so.” (said 3 August 2025). Verdict: not yet due. Reliability API, claim c_ad8b18c69f23, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_ad8b18c69f23

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  2. Resolved true Prediction 23 July 2025
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