Demis Hassabis
speaker
3,420 appearances
27 recordings
18 series
first heard Feb 2024
last heard 7 Jul
Demis Hassabis’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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There is only 100%.
And before we jump back into this incredible story, let me tell you about the presenting sponsor of this podcast, Ramp.
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And so that's a great overview, and I want to dig in now to his childhood about why he might be like this.
He was very special from a very young age.
His mother had grown up in poverty, spending part of her childhood as an orphan on the streets of Singapore.
His father had been the first from his family to attend university.
His dad was an aspiring singer-songwriter and sold toys out of the family's beaten-up Volkswagen van.
Luckily for Demis, he discovers chess when he's four.
He has a natural aptitude for the game.
He first sees his father play a game against his uncle.
That causes him to want to learn how to play.
Within a few weeks, he had mastered the game well enough to defeat adults.
Keep in mind he was four.
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