How Deepmind’s Demis Hassabis ushered in the dizzying rise of AI superintelligence
Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of DeepMind, led the development of AlphaGo, a computer program that defeated a human world champion in Go, marking a significant milestone in the rise of AI superintelligence. Hassabis' work has been driven by his lifelong fascination with discovering patterns and his ambition to create an AI system that can find meaning in vast amounts of data.
In 2016, AlphaGo, a computer program built by DeepMind, defeated Lee Sedol, a human world champion in Go. The match was a turning point in the development of AI superintelligence. Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of DeepMind, had been working towards this goal his entire life. He grew up in North London and taught himself chess at a young age. After becoming one of the strongest young players in the world, he shifted his focus to programming and eventually co-founded DeepMind in 2010. Google acquired the company in 2014. Hassabis' work has been driven by his desire to discover patterns and create an AI system that can find meaning in vast amounts of data.
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