Artificial general intelligence (AGI) - systems capable of reasoning similar to humans - could be developed in the next five to eight years, according to statements made in New Delhi by Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, at an international summit dedicated to the impact of AI technology. "We are 5-8 years away from reaching an artificial intelligence that can reason similarly to a human being," he said, according to the EFE agency, underlining the accelerated pace of progress in the field. • "