Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis
The child chess prodigy turned AI leader on the technology's rewards and risks.
The Bottom Line · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
As the UK gets ready to host a major global summit on the safety of artificial intelligence, Evan Davis speaks to one of the technology's leading global figures.
Demis Hassabis explains how he went from child chess champion to game developer to co-founder of AI research lab DeepMind, which was bought by Google in 2014.
He discusses Google's answer to ChatGPT and AI's ability to create breakthroughs in science, but also its downsides, including the potential extinction of the human race.
GUEST: Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind
PRODUCTION TEAM
Producers: Joel Moors and Simon Tulett Editor: China Collins Sound: Neil Churchill Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman
(Picture: Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind)