Artificial general intelligence, in which computers have human-level cognitive abilities, is just five to 10 years away, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis predicted in an interview with 60 Minutes.

AI is on track to understand the world in nuanced ways, to be embedded in everyday lives and to not just solve important problems, but also develop a sense of imagination as companies race to advance the technology, Hassabis said.

“It’s moving incredibly fast,” Hassabis said. “I think we are on some kind of exponential curve of improvement. Of course, the success of the field in the last few years has attracted even more attention, more resources, more talent. So that’s adding to the, to this exponential progress.”