Sergey Brin and Demis Hassabis sat down with Alex Kantrowitz at Google IO in May 2025 for a lightning round covering the questions that actually matter: when AGI arrives, what happens to the web, and whether the universe is a computer.
The two founders give direct answers on AGI timelines, a topic both are positioned to know better than almost anyone alive. They also weigh in on AI use in job interviews, a practical ethics question that is already splitting hiring managers, and on simulation theory, which Hassabis as a scientist and Brin as an engineer approach from very different angles.
The value here is not the conclusions but the reasoning. Watching Brin and Hassabis think out loud in a fast format reveals assumptions and instincts that a polished keynote never would. Read the full interview transcript or watch the companion long-form video to get the complete context behind each answer.
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