What does it take to build AI systems that could change the future of science, work, security, and society?
In this conversation, Sebastian Mallaby, biographer of Demis Hassabis, explores the mind behind DeepMind, what makes Hassabis such an unusual figure in AI, and why his judgement may matter as much as the technology itself.
This episode looks at intelligence, competition, safety, scientific progress, regulation, cybersecurity, job disruption, and the risks that emerge when AI becomes powerful enough to improve itself.
At the heart of the discussion is a bigger question:
If AI becomes the defining technology of our lifetime, how much of the future depends on the people trusted to build and guide it?
Because the story of AI may not only be about what machines can do, but who gets to decide where they take us.
