Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, stated at the event that OpenAI has merely scaled up rather than achieving innovative breakthroughs. Hassabis admitted to overlooking the public's demand for AI. He believes that mere scaling does not constitute innovation, and OpenAI has not made any innovative strides. Hassabis noted that scaling alone is rare in the history of technology; typically, it is research breakthroughs that bring about fundamental changes.