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Demis Hassabis on AI’s "Watershed Moment" and the Future of Superintelligence

2024/10/21
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In this episode, **Robert Loft **and Haley Hanson dive into a conversation with Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google DeepMind and one of AI’s most visionary pioneers. Fresh off his Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Hassabis shares his thoughts on AI’s true potential, why the world took so long to catch up, and how AI is already revolutionizing fields like drug discovery. We explore his journey from coding at age 11 to leading the charge in artificial intelligence, and why he believes AI is still massively underrated in the long run. This is a deep one — get ready!