Demis Hassabis is one of tech's most brilliant minds. A chess-playing child prodigy turned researcher and founder of headline-making AI company DeepMind, Demis is thinking through some of the most revolutionary -- and in some cases controversial -- uses of artificial intelligence. From the development of computer program AlphaGo, which beat out world champions in the board game Go, to making leaps in the research of how proteins fold, Demis is at the helm of the next generation of groundbreaking technology. In this episode of The TED Interview, which will be back for a new season next week, Demis gives a peek into some of the questions that his top-level projects are asking, talks about how gaming, creativity, and intelligence inform his approach to tech, and muses on where AI is headed next. If you like this, listen to The TED Interview wherever you get your podcasts.
The powerful possibilities of recycling the world's batteries | Emma Nehrenheim
Over 20,000 joined the NPR/Columbia study to move throughout the day. Did it work? | Body Electric
The awesome potential of many metaverses | Agnes Larsson
How global virtual communities can help kids achieve their dreams | Matthew Garcia
Is technology our savior — or our slayer? | Ruha Benjamin
AI is dangerous, but not for the reasons you think | Sasha Luccioni
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn
A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text | Tom Oxley
The tech we need to fight workplace ageism | Piyachart Phiromswad
Uber, and how to fix things when trust is broken | Fixable
Can AI help solve the climate crisis? | Sims Witherspoon
How "digital twins" could help us predict the future | Karen Willcox
The future of machines that move like animals | Robert Katzschmann
War, AI and the new global arms race | Alexandr Wang
Could an orca give a TED Talk? | Karen Bakker
The growing megafire crisis — and how to contain it | George T. Whitesides
So much sitting, looking at screens. Can we combat our sedentary lives? | Body Electric
Introducing Body Electric
The urgent risks of runaway AI -- and what to do about them | Gary Marcus
What the world can learn from China's innovation playbook | Keyu Jin
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
TED Talks Daily
TED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing
WorkLife with Adam Grant
TED Talks Education
TED Business