Demis Hassabis · Gemini · Google · Android · Wired
Demis Hassabis Thinks AI Job Cuts Are Dumb
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Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, is keen to talk about the coding skills of his company’s newest model, Gemini 3.5 Flash.
Key facts
- Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, is keen to talk about the coding skills of his company’s newest model, Gemini 3.5 Flash
- Through a coding tool called Antigravity, Gemini 3.5 Flash offers frontier coding and reasoning capabilities but is faster and cheaper than the offerings of its competitors, Google says
- Hassabis says that companies looking to replace developers with AI may be making a big mistake
- Google revealed a raft of AI stuff at its annual developer event
Summary
Hassabis does not, however, think this spells doom for software developers. “Perhaps there is an ulterior motive for putting those messages out; raising money or whatever,” Hassabis says. The striking coding abilities of the latest models has led to widespread fear that AI may be on the brink of eliminating programming roles and other white-collar jobs. Hassabis thinks that Alphabet, which oversees several companies besides Google, may be well positioned to take advantage of a revolution in software productivity.