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Demis Hassabis and the Race to Build AI with Sebastian Mallaby

Nov 3, 2026 SED Production 1:05:38

Demis Hassabis founded DeepMind in 2010, long before machines could reliably tell a cat from a dog, betting that artificial general intelligence was achievable and should be built safely. Sebastian Mallaby, a two-time Pulitzer finalist, chronicles that story in his new book The Infinity Machine. He joins Kevin Ball to talk about Hassabis, the founding of DeepMind, the breakthroughs that followed, and how the field reached this moment.

Demis Hassabis and the Race to Build AI with Sebastian Mallaby

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