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Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis on his Nobel Prize: ‘It feels like a watershed moment for AI’
The founder of the artificial intelligence R&D lab says scientific understanding can prevent missteps in developing the technology.
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Google DeepMind's chief executive and co-founder Sir Demis Hassabis was one of three joint recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry.
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Madhumita Murgia in London
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In the 15 years since it was founded, Google DeepMind has grown into one of the world’s foremost artificial intelligence (AI) research and development labs. In October, its chief executive and co-founder, Sir Demis Hassabis, was one of three joint recipients of the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2024
DeepMind, which was acquired by Google in 2014, was founded with the mission of “solving” intelligence – designing AI systems that could mimic and even supersede human cognitive capabilities. In recent years, the technology has become increasingly powerful and ubiquitous and is now embedded in industries ranging from healthcare and education to financial and government services.
