Inside the mind of Demis Hassabis
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Inside the mind of Demis Hassabis
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The AI race is intensifying. It wasn’t supposed to be this way, according to Demis Hassabis, the boss of Google DeepMind. Journalist and biographer Sebastian Mallaby has had unprecedented access to Mr Hassabis over the past three years. In this episode, he tells us how the AI pioneer was swept into a commercial and geopolitical contest that he never expected. Can Mr Hassabis’s aim of safely building artificial superintelligence still be achieved?
Guests and hosts:
- Sebastian Mallaby, author of “The Infinity Machine”
- Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor
Topics covered:
- Demis Hassabis and Google DeepMind
- AI safety and regulation
- China’s open-source AI industry
Watch The Economist’s recent interview with Demis Hassabis on “Inside Tech” here.
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