Demis Hassabis
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There's probably more mission focused startups now, but I also, I kind of also wanted to prove it could be done elsewhere. And then the final reason I think it's important is that AI is going to affect everything the whole world, right? It's going to affect every industry. It's going to affect every country. It's going to be the most transformative technology ever, in my opinion.
There's probably more mission focused startups now, but I also, I kind of also wanted to prove it could be done elsewhere. And then the final reason I think it's important is that AI is going to affect everything the whole world, right? It's going to affect every industry. It's going to affect every country. It's going to be the most transformative technology ever, in my opinion.
There's probably more mission focused startups now, but I also, I kind of also wanted to prove it could be done elsewhere. And then the final reason I think it's important is that AI is going to affect everything the whole world, right? It's going to affect every industry. It's going to affect every country. It's going to be the most transformative technology ever, in my opinion.
So if that's true, and it's going to be like electricity or fire, you know, more impactful than even the internet or mobile, then
So if that's true, and it's going to be like electricity or fire, you know, more impactful than even the internet or mobile, then
So if that's true, and it's going to be like electricity or fire, you know, more impactful than even the internet or mobile, then
I think it's important that the whole world participates in its design and with the different value systems that we think are out there that are, you know, philosophies that are, you know, are good philosophies and, you know, from democratic values, you know, Western Europe, US, you know, I think it's important that it's not just a hundred square miles of, you know, a patch of California, right?
I think it's important that the whole world participates in its design and with the different value systems that we think are out there that are, you know, philosophies that are, you know, are good philosophies and, you know, from democratic values, you know, Western Europe, US, you know, I think it's important that it's not just a hundred square miles of, you know, a patch of California, right?
I think it's important that the whole world participates in its design and with the different value systems that we think are out there that are, you know, philosophies that are, you know, are good philosophies and, you know, from democratic values, you know, Western Europe, US, you know, I think it's important that it's not just a hundred square miles of, you know, a patch of California, right?
I do actually think it's important that we get these other inputs, the broader inputs, not just, um, geographically, but also, and I know you agree with this Reid, like different subjects, philosophy, social sciences, uh, economists, um, academia, civil society, not just the tech companies, not just the scientists involved in deciding how this gets built and what it gets used for.
I do actually think it's important that we get these other inputs, the broader inputs, not just, um, geographically, but also, and I know you agree with this Reid, like different subjects, philosophy, social sciences, uh, economists, um, academia, civil society, not just the tech companies, not just the scientists involved in deciding how this gets built and what it gets used for.
I do actually think it's important that we get these other inputs, the broader inputs, not just, um, geographically, but also, and I know you agree with this Reid, like different subjects, philosophy, social sciences, uh, economists, um, academia, civil society, not just the tech companies, not just the scientists involved in deciding how this gets built and what it gets used for.
And I feel that I've always felt that very strongly from the beginning. And I think having some European involvement and some UK involvement at the top table of the innovation is a good thing.
And I feel that I've always felt that very strongly from the beginning. And I think having some European involvement and some UK involvement at the top table of the innovation is a good thing.
And I feel that I've always felt that very strongly from the beginning. And I think having some European involvement and some UK involvement at the top table of the innovation is a good thing.
I've always felt that what are the most important things AI can be used for? And I think there are two. One is human health. That's number one, trying to solve and cure terrible diseases. And then number two is to help with energy, sustainability, and climate, the planet's health, let's call it. So there's human's health, and then there's a planet's health.
I've always felt that what are the most important things AI can be used for? And I think there are two. One is human health. That's number one, trying to solve and cure terrible diseases. And then number two is to help with energy, sustainability, and climate, the planet's health, let's call it. So there's human's health, and then there's a planet's health.
I've always felt that what are the most important things AI can be used for? And I think there are two. One is human health. That's number one, trying to solve and cure terrible diseases. And then number two is to help with energy, sustainability, and climate, the planet's health, let's call it. So there's human's health, and then there's a planet's health.
And those are the two areas that we have focused on in our science group, which I think is, you know, fairly unique amongst the AI labs, actually, in terms of how much we push that from the beginning. And then, and protein folding specifically was this canonical for me. I sort of came across it when I was an undergrad in Cambridge, you know, 30 years ago.
And those are the two areas that we have focused on in our science group, which I think is, you know, fairly unique amongst the AI labs, actually, in terms of how much we push that from the beginning. And then, and protein folding specifically was this canonical for me. I sort of came across it when I was an undergrad in Cambridge, you know, 30 years ago.