Google's DeepMind CEO Shares His Predictions For The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Disease

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new topic of conversation in our world today, but how can it really help us? Google's DeepMind CEO shares on 60 Minutes that AI could "cure all disease".

Demis Hassabis, a Nobel Prize winner and a 48 year old British scientist, is a part of "Google's AI power house" or DeepMind according to 60 Minutes. Hassabis has always been a deep thinker, questioning topics larger than life. This kickstarted his passion for working on the "future of human knowledge or AI" Hassabis shares.

"I think actually maybe in the next 5 to 10 years, I think we'll have systems that are capable of not only solving a important problem or conjecture in science but coming up with it in the first place," Hassabis explains his thoughts.

That's exactly how he got his Nobel Prize, alongside his "colleague John Jumper" creating an AI model that deciphered the structure of protein." Before this, mapping each protein structure took years because of its complexity, but with this tool 200 million can be analyzed in one year. This can be used for the future of creating drugs.

"So on average it takes you know 10 years and billions of dollars to design one drug," Hassabis continues, "We could maybe reduce that down from years to maybe months, or maybe even weeks, which sounds incredible today, but that's also what people used to think about protein structures. It would revolutionize human health, and I think one day we can cure all disease with the help of AI...I think that's in reach, maybe within the next decade or so. I don't see why not."

Hassabis does worry that the future could hold bad actors getting their hands on this technology to use "these systems for harmful ends." He also expressing concern that humans could lose control of the AI systems as they advance on their own.

With the race for AI and developing the systems, Hassabis hopes that this doesn't incentivize inidivudals to cut corners on security with these models.

"AI is going to effect everyone in the world," Hassabis continues, "So I think it's really important that the world and international community has a say in this."

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