Shane Legg

Co-founder and Chief AGI Scientist

Google DeepMind

Lab leaders

The DeepMind co-founder who coined AGI as a research goal; gives the most-cited concrete timeline from inside a frontier lab: 2028.

Declines to give a number

On timing

Has long forecast a 50% chance of AGI by 2028, and stands by it.

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What they call for

  • Safety research in proportion to capability
  • Frontier safety frameworks
  • Responsible scaling

Last verified 5 September 2026

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