Demis Hassabis: A.I. Mastermind

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🗓️ 23 April 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Artificial Intelligence is already changing the course of society, and it’s only in its infancy. Hear one of the most innovative and successful thinkers in the field describe the coming revolutions A.I. is bringing about in medicine and in environmental science. Demis Hassabis, a neuroscientist and former game developer, describes how his company, Deep Mind, is developing technologies that can extend the power of the human brain, in order to solve some of the biggest problems facing mankind. Along the way, he hopes to unlock some of the mysteries of the universe. This episode also includes excerpts of earlier pioneers in the field of Artificial Intelligence: Marvin Minsky and Ray Kurzweil. (c ) American Academy of Achievement 2018

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0:00.0	Self-driving cars, mobile assistance.
0:03.5	Playing the top songs by Smash Mouth.
0:05.9	Fraud detectors that protect your bank account
0:08.9	and face detection on your social media network.
0:12.0	These all rely on artificial intelligence or AI, a term
0:16.8	that once sounded like some futuristic fantasy, but is now part of everyday life. In other words, the robots are here, folks,
0:25.0	and they're just getting started.
0:27.2	When the history of AI is written by robots, no doubt,
0:31.3	one prominent figure in their story will be Demis Hassebus and his company
0:37.0	Deep Mind.
0:38.7	When we set up the company, the way we articulated our mission was as a simple two-step process.
0:44.5	Step one, solve intelligence, step two, use it to solve everything else.
0:49.2	And, you know, after that we thought probably it's best not to have a step three.
0:53.0	A slightly more accessible way to think of Deep Mind is it's kind of an Apollo program for artificial intelligence.
1:01.0	One thing they did a few years ago was to create a computer program able to be top-ranked
1:07.0	players in the ancient game of Go, a game far more complex than chess. That victory made big news in 2015 and 16 and
1:17.6	was declared a new milestone in the development of AI or machine learning. You'll find out why on this episode of
1:25.7	what it takes a podcast about passion, vision, and perseverance from the Academy of
1:31.7	Achievement. I'm Alice Winkler.
1:35.0	Had a maid, this child is gifted.
1:38.0	And I heard that enough that I started to believe it.
1:41.0	If you have the opportunity, not a perfect opportunity, and you don't take it, you may never
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