EPISODE · Apr 12, 2025 · 58 MIN
Demis Hassabis on AI, Game Theory, Multimodality, and the Nature of Creativity | Possible
from Pivot · host New York Magazine
How can AI help us understand and master deeply complex systems—from the game Go, which has 10 to the power 170 possible positions a player could pursue, or proteins, which, on average, can fold in 10 to the power 300 possible ways? This week, Reid and Aria are joined by Demis Hassabis. Demis is a British artificial intelligence researcher, co-founder, and CEO of the AI company, DeepMind. Under his leadership, DeepMind developed Alpha Go, the first AI to defeat a human world champion in Go and later created AlphaFold, which solved the 50-year-old protein folding problem. He's considered one of the most influential figures in AI. Demis, Reid, and Aria discuss game theory, medicine, multimodality, and the nature of innovation and creativity. For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all the episodes, visit https://www.possible.fm/podcast/ Listen to more from Possible here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What this episode covers
How can AI help us understand and master deeply complex systems—from the game Go, which has 10 to the power 170 possible positions a player could pursue, or proteins, which, on average, can fold in 10 to the power 300 possible ways? This week, Reid and Aria are joined by Demis Hassabis. Demis is a British artificial intelligence researcher, co-founder, and CEO of the AI company, DeepMind. Under his leadership, DeepMind developed Alpha Go, the first AI to defeat a human world champion in Go and later created AlphaFold, which solved the 50-year-old protein folding problem. He's considered one of the most influential figures in AI. Demis, Reid, and Aria discuss game theory, medicine, multimodality, and the nature of innovation and creativity. For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all the episodes, visit https://www.possible.fm/podcast/ Listen to more from Possible here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NOW PLAYING
Demis Hassabis on AI, Game Theory, Multimodality, and the Nature of Creativity | Possible
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Jun 23, 2026 ·55m
Jun 16, 2026 ·45m
Jun 9, 2026 ·30m
Jun 4, 2026 ·60m