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Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis

Oct 12, 2023
Demis Hassabis, Co-founder of AI research lab DeepMind, discusses Google's answer to ChatGPT and AI's breakthroughs, but also its downsides, including potential human extinction. He explores his journey from chess player to AI creator and the transformative breakthroughs in driverless cars and protein structure prediction. The podcast also covers legal issues surrounding AI, DeepMind's unique innovation culture, and Google's use of AI in various products.
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  • The potential downsides of AI, including the potential extinction of the human race, are a key concern discussed in the podcast.
  • DeepMind's focus on using AI to accelerate scientific discoveries, such as solving the protein-folding problem, has great potential for medical research and drug discovery.

Deep dives

The Importance of AI and the Global AI Summit

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a significant technological advancement, and the UK is hosting a global AI summit to discuss how to manage this technology. DeepMind, one of the most powerful AI companies now owned by Google, is based in London. The CEO, Demis Hissabes, highlights the potential downsides of AI, including the extinction of the human race. The summit aims to find ways to optimize AI's benefits while avoiding its negative consequences.

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