The industrial revolution caused enormous upheaval but also produced modern medicine and reduced child mortality from 40% to much lower rates; ideally AGI transformation will repeat this benefit-upheaval tradeoff while mitigating downsides better than the industrial revolution.
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“Child mortality was at 40% back in back pre-industrial revolution. So, things thing you wouldn't want it not to have happened, but ideally this time around we mitigate some of the downsides”
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Demis Hassabis: Why AGI is Bigger than the Industrial Revolution & Where Are The Bottlenecks in AI— 20VC with Harry StebbingsCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:36:12 PM
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