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Demis Hassabis spent over two years negotiating a semi-independent governance structure for DeepMind inside Alphabet—complete with a $1 billion walk-away plan and a proposed 3-3-3 oversight board. Sundar Pichai shut it down, arguing AI was too central to Google’s core business to be spun out. The failed experiment eventually changed how Hassabis thinks about AI…
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis Before Google sealed its landmark acquisition of DeepMind in 2014, Mark Zuckerberg made his own play for the British AI lab, a report has said. He lost, not because of money, but because of a dinner conversation that told company co-founder Demis Hassabis everything he needed to know about who is…
Google DeepMind is significantly increasing its involvement in national security contracts, a shift confirmed by a VP. The company has revised its AI principles, removing previous restrictions on weapons development and surveillance, now prioritizing benefits over risks. Google DeepMind VP of global affairs Tom Lue told employees in a January town hall that the company…
As Google takes on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Anthropic in the artificial intelligence market, company’s AI unit, DeepMind, has hired Jasjeet Sekhon as its new chief strategy officer. Sekhon will work directly with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to drive the company’s AI innovation and R&D efforts. He has previously held professorships at some of the…
Two of the most powerful figures in artificial intelligence (AI) industry have signalled the same thing: the current era of AI is not the final one, and that it will take one of two more breakthroughs that can change the world entirely. Both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis believe the…
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has admitted that his sleep routine is far from typical in a video interview with Fortune. Hassabis said he sleeps ‘very little’ aiming for about six houses and added that he divides his waking hours into two distinct workdays. “I do try and get six, but I have unusual sleeping…
Google DeepMind’s CEO Demis Hassabis admits the company was slow to commercialise its foundational AI technology, allowing rivals like OpenAI to scale chatbots effectively. He emphasised a shift towards a scrappier, faster approach, with DeepMind now serving as the ‘engine room’ for Google’s AI product launches amidst intense competition. Google DeepMind founder and CEO Demis…
Sundar Pichai (Image credit: BBC interview/ Youtube) Google CEO Sundar Pichai has called on developers around the world to aim higher as they build with the company’s newest artificial intelligence tools. In a message shared by Google for Developers on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter), Pichai urged participants of DevFest events to “be as ambitious…
In an intriguing viewpoint, Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, points out that China’s advancements in AI technology may be only a few months behind Western developments, challenging the prevailing notions in the US. While Chinese companies rapidly close the gap, Hassabis wonders if they can innovate groundbreaking technologies like the transformer architecture. Google DeepMind…
Google DeepMind CEo Demis Hassabis has once again warned that the present wave of AI startup valuations is unsustainable. He also raised concerns that there are chances that the tech sector is heading towards a correction. Speaking on Google DeepMind: The Podcast, Hassabis said many early-stage companies are now raising tens of billions dollars before…
