DeepMind: The Podcast with Hannah Fry – Season 2 coming soon!

Jan 10, 2022

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AI Tackles Long-Standing Scientific Problems

DeepMind uses cutting-edge AI to tackle long-standing scientific problems and real-world challenges.
These techniques have already shifted scientific expectations about AI's potential impact.

ANECDOTE

AlphaFold's Breakthrough And The Risky Bet

DeepMind's AlphaFold solved a 50-year biological grand challenge and changed views in healthcare and biology.
Researchers described moments deciding to attempt the problem as a deliberate scientific bet.

ANECDOTE

The Team Meeting That Decided AlphaFold

Team members recalled the meeting where they weighed whether to solve the protein-folding problem or pursue easier targets.
They framed the decision as making a scientific bet and considering what to give up to try it.

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The chart-topping podcast which uncovers the extraordinary ways artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our world is back for a second season. Join mathematician and broadcaster Professor Hannah Fry behind the scenes of world-leading AI research lab DeepMind to get the inside story of how AI is being created – and how it can benefit our lives and the society we live in.

Recorded over six months and featuring over 30 original interviews, including DeepMind co-founders Demis Hassabis and Shane Legg, the podcast gives listeners exclusive access to the brilliant people building the technology of the future. Throughout nine original episodes, Hannah discovers how DeepMind is using AI to advance science in critical areas, like solving a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology and developing nuclear fusion.

Listeners hear stories of teaching robots to walk at home during lockdown, as well as using AI to forecast weather, help people regain their voices, and enhance game strategies with Liverpool Football Club. Hannah also takes an in-depth look at the challenges and potential of building artificial general intelligence (AGI) and explores what it takes to ensure AI is built to benefit society.

“I hope this series gives people a better understanding of AI and a feeling for just how exhilarating an endeavour it is.” – Demis Hassabis, CEO and Co-Founder of DeepMind

For questions or feedback on the series, message us on Twitter @DeepMind or email podcast@deepmind.com.

Credits
Presenter: Hannah Fry
Series Producer: Dan Hardoon
Production support: Jill Achineku
Sounds design: Emma Barnaby
Music composition: Eleni Shaw
Sound Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Editor: David Prest
Commissioned by DeepMind

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