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Demis Hassabis

British artificial intelligence researcher (born 1976) · United Kingdom · Scientists

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Sir Demis Hassabis is a British artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs, and a UK Government AI Adviser. In 2024, Hassabis and John M.

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2025“I think some of the biggest problems that face us today as a society, whether that's climate or disease, will be helped by AI solutions.”In their words16 April 2025Hassabis Is Preparing for AI’s Endgame, Time Magazine, 16 April 2025

Knight BachelorAwardTime 100Award2024Nobel Prize in ChemistryAward2023Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchAwardBreakthrough Prize in Life SciencesAwardLovelace MedalAward2022BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardAwardPrincess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific ResearchAward2020Dan David PrizeAward2018Honorary DegreeAward2017Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringAwardTime 100Award2016Nature's 10Award2014Mullard AwardAward1976Born27 July 1976

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Hassabis (left) with Blaise Agüera y Arcas (right) in 2014, at the Wired conference in LondonHassabis (left) with Blaise Agüera y Arcas (right) in 2014, at the Wired conference in LondonHassabis at 2024 Nobel WeekHassabis at 2024 Nobel Week

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  1. I think some of the biggest problems that face us today as a society, whether that's climate or disease, will be helped by AI solutions.

    Apr 16, 2025, Hassabis Is Preparing for AI’s Endgame, Time Magazine, 16 April 2025, Own words

  2. Step one, solve intelligence; step two, use it to solve everything else.

    https://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/google/unlocking-lifes-building-blocks-demis-hassabis/3867/, Own words

  3. For the first time in human history we wouldn’t be resource constrained. And I think that could be amazing new era for humanity where it’s not zero-sum, right?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HzgcbRXUK8, Own words

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Awards

Knight Bachelor2025
Time 1002025
Nobel Prize in Chemistry2024
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research2023
Canada Gairdner International Award2023
Lovelace Medal2023
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences2023
Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research2022
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award2022
Dan David Prize2020
Fellow of the Royal Society2018
Honorary Degree2018
Time 1002017
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering2017
Nature's 102016
Mullard Award2014
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

Sir Demis Hassabis is a British artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs, and a UK Government AI Adviser. In 2024, Hassabis and John M. Jumper were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their AI research contributions to protein structure prediction.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1976 · age 50

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