EP. 151 · 28.07.2026 · 2:00:00
THE NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE: DEEPMIND AND THE ROAD TO AGI
with Demis Hassabis
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EPISODE BRIEF — EP. 151 · THE NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE: DEEPMIND AND THE ROAD TO AGI Guest: Demis Hassabis · Published: 28.07.2026 · Duration: 2:00:00 【OVERVIEW】 Demis Hassabis on intelligence as a scientific object: what neuroscience still teaches machine learning, how AlphaFold changed the relationship between AI and the natural sciences, and what a responsible path toward superhuman systems would look like. 【KEY TAKEAWAYS】 1. Intelligence as a science, not an engineering trick 2. Games as a laboratory: from AlphaGo to AlphaZero 3. AlphaFold and AI for the natural sciences 4. Superintelligence, governance and the responsible path 【CHAPTERS】 00:00 — Intelligence as a science, not an engineering trick 20:00 — Games as a laboratory: from AlphaGo to AlphaZero 55:00 — AlphaFold and AI for the natural sciences 1:30:00 — Superintelligence, governance and the responsible path 【TOPICS】AGI · DeepMind · Neuroscience · AlphaFold · AI Safety 【WATCH】https://thedaopod.com/episodes/ep-151-demis-hassabis-on-intelligence
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Demis Hassabis on intelligence as a scientific object: what neuroscience still teaches machine learning, how AlphaFold changed the relationship between AI and the natural sciences, and what a responsible path toward superhuman systems would look like.
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EP. 151 · THE NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE: DEEPMIND AND THE ROAD TO AGI
Demis Hassabis on intelligence as a scientific object: what neuroscience still teaches machine learning, how AlphaFold changed the relationship between AI and the natural sciences, and what a responsible path toward superhuman systems would look like.
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Co-founder & CEO, Google DeepMind
Co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, chess prodigy turned neuroscientist turned AI researcher. His lab produced AlphaGo, AlphaZero and AlphaFold, the last of which earned him a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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