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Co-Founder & CEO of Google DeepMind, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2024
Co-Founder & CEO, Google DeepMind / Founder & CEO, Isomorphic Labs / Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2024
Sir Demis Hassabis is a British AI researcher and entrepreneur, best known as the Co-Founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, a leading AI research group. He is a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2024) for his work on AlphaFold, which solved the grand challenge of protein structure prediction. Hassabis also founded Isomorphic Labs, which applies AI to drug discovery, and previously had an early career in video game design, working on pioneering simulation games like Theme Park.
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Co-Founder & CEO of Google DeepMind, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2024
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cognitive Neuroscience
AlphaGo, AlphaFold, AGI Research
Founder & CEO of Isomorphic Labs (Drug Discovery)
Demis Hassabis is a leading figure in AI, known for co-founding DeepMind and his pioneering work in AGI, which led to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold. His career spans from early video game development to cutting-edge neuroscience and machine learning.
Hassabis and John Jumper were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on AlphaFold2, an AI model that accurately predicts the structure of virtually all known proteins, revolutionizing biology and drug discovery.
ViewGoogle DeepMind, led by Hassabis, announced a major partnership with the UK government to establish the first automated AI science lab, aiming to accelerate national renewal and growth in the tech and science sectors.
ViewHassabis stated at the Axios AI+ Summit that AI scaling "must be pushed to the maximum" to achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), defining the company's core strategy in the global AI race.
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