About this episode

This episode features Demis Hassabis discussing his work on AGI and insights from the book about him.

This episode is about a once-in-a-generation mind working on what may be the most important problem in history. Based on the new book The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence by Sebastian Mallaby. Made possible by: Ramp: https://ramp.com Axon by AppLovin: https://axon.ai/founders Vanta: https://vanta.com/founders

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• superintelligence
• entrepreneurship
• technology
• biography
• DeepMind

Sponsors

Ramp, Axon by AppLovin, Vanta

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