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Demis Hassabis: We're 75% to AGI, It's About to Change EVERYTHING

“Our original state uh mission statement at deep mind was step one solve solve intelligence i.e. build AGI. Step two use it to solve everything else.”
- Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis reveals his audacious vision for Artificial General Intelligence, from its 'sci-fi' origins to a 2030 reality. Discover how AI is already revolutionizing science and medicine, and why Hassabis believes information is the universe's most fundamental building block.

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Chapter 1Welcome to the Chocolate Factory: Demis Hassabis's Journey

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Chapter 2From Chess Prodigy to AI Visionary: The Common Thread

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Chapter 3Gaming as a Catalyst: How Early Tech Fueled AI Ambition

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Chapter 4Founding Elixir Studios: The Peril of Being Too Far Ahead

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Chapter 5DeepMind's Genesis: Convincing the World of 'Sci-Fi' AGI

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Chapter 6The 'Secret Keepers': Why No One Believed in AGI Progress

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Chapter 7DeepMind's Audacious Mission: Solve Intelligence, Then Everything Else

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Chapter 8AlphaFold & AI's Revolution in Science: A Decade in the Making

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Chapter 9Curing Disease: The Promise of AI in Drug Discovery with Isomorphic Labs

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Chapter 10Will AI Create Entirely New Sciences? The Power of Simulations

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Chapter 11Building Virtual Worlds: The Path to Extremely Accurate Simulators

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Chapter 12Is Information the Universe's True Fundamental Building Block?

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Chapter 13Turing's Legacy: AI as a Profound Tool for Understanding Reality

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Chapter 14The Elusive Definition of Consciousness: AI's Next Frontier

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Chapter 15Philosophers Who Shaped an AI Visionary: Kant & Spinoza

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Chapter 16Rapid Fire: AGI by 2030? And DeepMind's Proudest Moment

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Demis Hassabis: AGI is Within Reach, Poised to Unlock New Eras of Scientific Discovery

Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, offered a compelling glimpse into the future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), asserting that the field is 'three quarters of the way' to achieving this monumental goal. His journey, marked by early success in gaming and a deep dive into neuroscience, laid the groundwork for a vision that many once dismissed as 'sci-fi.'

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