655. Inside The Mind of DeepMind’s Founder with Sebastian Mallaby

How did a teenage video game designer from London become a Nobel Prize-winning scientist behind one of the most consequential technology efforts in history? Sebastian Mallaby is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of the new book, The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence which provides an in-depth look into one of the greatest minds behind artificial general intelligence. In this episode, Sebastian and Greg discuss how Hassabis's early immersion in game design and neuroscience shaped his unique approach to artificial intelligence, why groundbreaking science is increasingly happening outside academia, and the tension between scientific discovery and corporate strategy. unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM. Connect with us: Newsletter Signup: www.unsiloedpodcast.com/contact LinkedIn: / unsiloedpodcast X: https://x.com/UnsiloedPodcast Facebook: / unsiloedpodcast Greg LaBlanc on LinkedIn: / lablanc