DeepMind and the Superintelligence Podcast Interview
amcafee · x · 2026-07-14
The podcast guest is Sebastian Mallaby, author of The Infinity Machine, a book focusing on Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the path to superintelligence.
The core message of this post is that the episode discusses the historical trajectory of DeepMind and the industry narrative surrounding the goal of "superintelligence."
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