#416 The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabis

#416 The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabis

From Founders by David Senra

April 1, 2026 · 55 min

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

People in this episode

Host: David Senra

Guest: Demis Hassabis

Topics covered

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

Keywords

  • AGI
  • DeepMind
  • Demis Hassabis
  • superintelligence
  • Sebastian Mallaby
  • entrepreneurship
  • technology

Sponsors

Ramp, Axon by AppLovin, Vanta

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DeepMind

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