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Shane Legg is an author at DeepMind Institute
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Apr 2026 — Oct 2026
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The Economics of Intelligence: How and when does AGI lead to economic transformation?
DeepMind InstitutecautiousOct 30, 2026
“Co-authored essay on the economics of AGI examining how capability improvements in competence and coordination transform the economy.”
Google DeepMind starts an AGI think tank
institute.deepmind.comcautiousSep 17, 2026
“Co-directed the DeepMind Institute and serves as its managing editor for research publication.”
DeepMind Institute launch
Twitter/XpositiveSep 17, 2026
“Co-led discussion with Demis Hassabis on AGI's potential impact for 20+ years; expanding interdisciplinary research through DeepMind Institute.”
Four Questions About AGI: On a Word Everyone Uses and No One Can Define
The Voice in the MachinecautiousSep 8, 2026
“DeepMind researcher who helped popularize the term AGI and suggested a minimal version might arrive around 2028.”
pace the frontier
SubstackcautiousJul 30, 2026
“Signed the Pacing the Frontier statement supporting international coordination on frontier AI development.”
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Backed a Petition Asking Washington to Build the Tools to 'Pace' AI Development
pacingthefrontier.comcautiousJul 30, 2026
“Co-Founder and Chief AGI Scientist at Google DeepMind who signed petition requesting government support for pacing AI development.”
Demis Hassabis and Google's AI Commitments
The ZVImixedJul 20, 2026
“Legg is a DeepMind cofounder who signed the Lethal Autonomous Weapons Pledge in 2018 but did not oppose Google's military AI contract.”
AI Pauses
The ZvicautiousJun 22, 2026
“Co-authored DeepMind paper on paths from AGI to superintelligence including scaling, paradigm shifts, and recursive self-improvement.”
Google DeepMind explored four possible paths from AGI to superintelligence
Google DeepMindcautiousJun 21, 2026
“Co-authored Google DeepMind's research on four possible paths from AGI to superintelligence.”
Google DeepMind Explores the Path to ASI
arXivcautiousJun 16, 2026
“Co-author of DeepMind report on AGI to ASI transition, bottlenecks, and societal preparation.”
DeepMind on automation of alignment research
SubstackcautiousMay 4, 2026
“Co-author of DeepMind paper on automation of alignment research”
The Infinity Man
The Chip LettermixedApr 13, 2026
“Co-founder of DeepMind alongside Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman.”
Jensen Huang told Lex Fridman 'I think we've achieved AGI'
FortunemixedApr 5, 2026
“DeepMind cofounder Shane Legg helped popularize the term AGI in the early 2000s and is the physicist cited as agreeing that AGI has been achieved.”