WSJ profiles Demis Hassabis: solve intelligence first, then solve everything else
clmt · x · 2026-10-22
The WSJ publishes a long-form profile of Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, tracing his path from chess prodigy and game developer to AI pioneer and Nobel laureate. He restates his two-step plan: "The ultimate goal was to build AI and understand the mind, then use it to understand science. Step one, solve intelligence. Step two, solve everything else."
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