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Now, it's not even a year since chat GPT exploded into public view,

showing just how far the technology of artificial intelligence has come.

It's been exciting for some to see what it can do,

everything but the ironing, it seems sometimes,

and it's been scary for others. But like it or not, no one doubts that AI is certainly a big deal.

Indeed, in a few weeks, the UK will be hosting a massive global AI summit,

a safety summit at Bletchley Park, a gathering of businesses and governments,

to work out how the world should

manage this technology, getting the best out of it, avoiding the downsides. Among those potential

downsides, according to some, is the extinction of the human race. Well, it just so happens in this

country. We have one of the most powerful AI companies in the world. It is

called DeepMind or Google DeepMind now as it's been bought by Google and sits within that

empire, with its headquarters in Kings Cross in London. One of the three founders of DeepMind,

the current chief executive, is Demis Hussarbus, truly one of the most

important business leaders in the UK. So today on the programme, it's the world according to Demis.

Born and bred in North London, Demis was a child's chess prodigy from the age of four,

breezed through his A-levels two years early. It is perhaps no surprise he's got to where he is now.

I spent a day at Deep Mind's offices to see what they're up to and to meet him.

So look, first of all, Demis, I think we should talk about your journey because I don't think

you're as well known in this country as you should be. And I think people will be really

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