Demis Hassabis Says China Narrows AI Gap

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, told CNBC's The Tech Download that China's AI models may be "only a matter of months" behind U.S. and Western capabilities, citing strong recent models from DeepSeek, Alibaba and other Chinese firms. He warned China has not yet shown frontier scientific breakthroughs like the transformer, and U.S. advantages in advanced chips and export controls could widen the gap over time.