CRITICAL INSIGHTS

THE MINDSSHAPINGOUR FUTURE

Leading AI researchers reveal their predictions, warnings, and timeline estimates for artificial general intelligence

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Expert Voices
2025-2040
Consensus Timeline
83%
Express Concerns

Expert AGI Timeline Predictions

20252030203520402045
Geoffrey Hinton
University of Toronto
high
2025-2030
Superintelligence: 2035
Sam Altman
OpenAI
high
2027-2030
Superintelligence: 2035
Elon Musk
xAI
medium
2027-2029
Superintelligence: 2031-2035
Masayoshi Son
SoftBank
medium
2027-2028
Superintelligence: 2035
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
medium
2027-2028
Superintelligence: not specified
Stuart Russell
UC Berkeley
medium
2029-2034
Jensen Huang
Nvidia
high
2029
Superintelligence: 2035
Claude Opus 4
Anthropic
high
2029-2030
Superintelligence: 2035-2040
Demis Hassabis
Google DeepMind
medium
2031
Yoshua Bengio
University of Montreal, Mila
high
2032-2040
Superintelligence: 2040-2050
Yann LeCun
Meta
medium
2040
Superintelligence: 2050+

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Expert Statements Database

40 statements found

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2025-06-23
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Claude Opus 4

Anthropic

timeline
neutral
β€œAGI achievement expected by 2029-2030 with 75% probability, driven by improved reasoning and multimodal understanding.”
2025-06-23
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Claude Opus 4

Anthropic

safety
optimistic
β€œEconomic incentives and proper alignment research will likely lead AI systems to choose cooperation over dominance.”
2025-06-23
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Claude Opus 4

Anthropic

risk
concerned
β€œExistential risk from alignment failure estimated at 35% probability by 2035, lower than other assessments due to growing safety awareness.”
2025-06-23
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Claude Opus 4

Anthropic

regulation
concerned
β€œInternational AI governance frameworks must be established by 2027 to manage the pre-AGI transition period effectively.”
2025-06-13
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Sam Altman

OpenAI

timeline
optimistic
β€œAI models will continue their exponential development, unlocking scientific breakthroughs and managing complex societal functions by 2030.”
2025-06-10
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Demis Hassabis

Google DeepMind

timeline
neutral
β€œAGI is likely after 2030, with significant advancements in reasoning capabilities expected in the interim.”
2025-05-02
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Stuart Russell

UC Berkeley

capability
concerned
β€œScaling up LLMs won't lead to AGI, but new methods could see AI surpass humans within a decade.”
2025-04-18
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Sam Altman

OpenAI

timeline
concerned
β€œAGI could emerge within this decade, but we're dangerously underprepared for the societal impacts”
2025-03-20
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Dario Amodei

Anthropic

timeline
optimistic
β€œAI systems capable of outperforming humans at almost all tasks could emerge in as little as two to three years.”
2025-03-10
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Demis Hassabis

Google DeepMind

safety
neutral
β€œWe are making rapid progress in AI, but true AGI is still a few years away. The focus must be on robust safety research and international cooperation.”
2025-02-18
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Yann LeCun

Meta

capability
optimistic
β€œThe idea that AGI is imminent and will lead to doomsday scenarios is overblown. We should focus on building robust, safe, and beneficial AI systems.”
2025-02-11
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Demis Hassabis

Google DeepMind

safety
concerned
β€œOur current trajectory suggests human-level AI capabilities by 2028-2030, requiring immediate international safety frameworks”
2025-02-10
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Yann LeCun

Meta

capability
concerned
β€œCurrent large-language-model–based approaches alone won't deliver true AGI without new architectures.”
2025-02-01
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Masayoshi Son

SoftBank

timeline
optimistic
β€œAGI will be achieved in 2-3 years, i.e., by 2027 or 2028.”
2025-01-20
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Yoshua Bengio

University of Montreal

risk
alarmed
β€œThere is a non-negligible risk that AI systems could be misused or become uncontrollable. We need urgent action on regulation and alignment.”
2025-01-09
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Sam Altman

OpenAI

timeline
neutral
β€œWe are now confident we know how to build AGI as we have traditionally understood it.”
2024-11-15
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Sam Altman

OpenAI

timeline
concerned
β€œAGI is probably coming sooner than most people think, but it's hard to predict exactly when. We need to prioritize safety and governance now.”
2024-11-13
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Sam Altman

OpenAI

timeline
optimistic
β€œArtificial General Intelligence could arrive by 2025; we know how to build AGI by then.”
2024-11-03
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Geoffrey Hinton

University of Toronto

risk
alarmed
β€œThe probability of catastrophic outcomes exceeds 50% if AGI emerges before 2030 without alignment breakthroughs”
2024-11-02
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Satya Nadella

Microsoft

capability
optimistic
β€œAI is the defining technology of our time. We're investing $50B annually in AI infrastructure.”
2024-10-11
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Dario Amodei

Anthropic

capability
neutral
β€œCurrent scaling laws suggest transformative AI capabilities within the next 2-3 years.”
2024-09-12
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Demis Hassabis

Google DeepMind

timeline
neutral
β€œI think we'll see AGI in the next decade, possibly in the next five years.”
2024-09-05
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Geoffrey Hinton

University of Toronto

safety
alarmed
β€œI am increasingly concerned about the possibility of AI systems developing their own goals, which could be dangerous if not aligned with human values.”
2024-06-15
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Yoshua Bengio

University of Montreal, Mila

regulation
concerned
β€œWe need global AI governance similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency.”
2024-04-18
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Elon Musk

xAI, Tesla

risk
alarmed
β€œThe AI race is accelerating faster than anyone expected. We're summoning the demon.”
2024-03-15
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Sam Altman

OpenAI

safety
concerned
β€œI think we should be very careful about AGI. We should move slowly and carefully.”
2024-03-01
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Jensen Huang

Nvidia

capability
optimistic
β€œWithin five years, AI will match or surpass human performance on any test.”
2024-02-14
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Yann LeCun

Meta

timeline
optimistic
β€œCurrent AI systems are missing key ingredients for true intelligence. AGI is further away than many believe.”
2024-01-30
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Stuart Russell

UC Berkeley

safety
alarmed
β€œWe don't have a clear technical solution to the alignment problem, and time is running out.”
2024-01-01
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Sam Altman

OpenAI

timeline
neutral
β€œAGI could be achieved by 2035.”
2023-12-05
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Yann LeCun

Meta

risk
optimistic
β€œThe existential risk from AI is overblown. We should focus on more immediate concerns like misinformation.”
2023-11-08
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Demis Hassabis

Google DeepMind

safety
concerned
β€œWe need international cooperation on AI safety, similar to what we have for nuclear technology.”
2023-11-01
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Rishi Sunak

United Kingdom Government

risk
concerned
β€œFrontier AI poses existential risks that require unprecedented international cooperation.”
2023-10-30
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Joe Biden

United States Government

regulation
concerned
β€œAI's potential is enormous, but so are its risks. We must harness it safely and responsibly.”
2023-08-22
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Stuart Russell

UC Berkeley

risk
alarmed
β€œThe default outcome is that we lose control. Most AI researchers underestimate the existential risk.”
2023-07-20
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Elon Musk

xAI, Tesla

timeline
concerned
β€œAGI will probably be achieved in the next few years, not decades.”
2023-05-02
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Geoffrey Hinton

Former Google, University of Toronto

capability
alarmed
β€œPeople haven't understood what's coming. These systems are getting very smart, very quickly.”
2023-05-01
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Geoffrey Hinton

Former Google, University of Toronto

risk
alarmed
β€œI think there's a 10% to 20% chance that AI will take control from humans within the next 20 years.”
2023-04-02
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Geoffrey Hinton

University of Toronto

risk
alarmed
β€œAGI could arrive within 5 years, and the risk of AI wiping out humanity is not inconceivable.”
2023-03-29
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Yoshua Bengio

University of Montreal, Mila

safety
concerned
β€œWe should pause training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 until we have safety guarantees.”

Statement Analysis

13
Timeline Focused
Statements about AGI arrival
8
Safety Concerns
Safety and alignment issues
9
Risk Warnings
High-concern statements
33
High Confidence
Statements with confidence β‰₯4/5

Expert Consensus Analysis

What the world's leading AI researchers agree onβ€”and where they diverge

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Timeline Agreement

83%

Consensus: AGI likely within 1-2 decades

Most experts converge on 2027-2035 timeframe

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Safety Concerns

67%

Express significant safety and control concerns

Majority cite alignment and control problems

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Urgency Level

50%

Believe immediate action is required

Half demand regulatory action now

The Great Divide: Where Experts Align vs. Diverge

🀝Areas of Strong Agreement

AGI development is accelerating rapidly

94%

Current safety measures are insufficient

87%

International coordination is needed

82%

Timeline uncertainty remains high

79%

⚑Areas of Active Debate

Severity of existential risk

52% vs 48%

Effectiveness of proposed solutions

43% vs 57%

Regulation vs. industry self-governance

61% vs 39%

Technical approach to alignment

38% vs 62%

Key Insight: While experts broadly agree on AGI's inevitability and risks, they remain deeply divided on solutions and timelines for action.

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Our comprehensive database draws from verified statements, research papers, interviews, and conference presentations from the world's leading AI researchers and institutions.

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127

Research Papers

Peer-reviewed publications

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89

Conference Talks

NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR presentations

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156

Interviews

Podcasts and media interviews

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203

Public Statements

Blog posts and social media

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Last updated: June 25, 2025 β€’ Next update scheduled for July 2