Demis Hassabis

Sir

Demis Hassabis

CBE FRS FREng FRSA
Sir; Demis Hassabis; CBE FRS FREng FRSA
	Demis Hassabis at the Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2018
Born	27 July 1976; London, England, UK
Nationality	British
Education	Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet; Christ's College, Finchley;
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA); University College London (PhD);
Known for	DeepMind; AlphaGo; AlphaFold;
Awards	Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2023); Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2023); Canada Gairdner International Award (2023); BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2022); Dan David Prize (2020);
	Scientific career
Fields	Neuroscience; Computer science; Artificial intelligence;
Institutions	Google; DeepMind; Bullfrog Productions; Lionhead Studios; University College London;
Thesis	Neural processes underpinning episodic memory (2009)
Doctoral advisor	Eleanor Maguire
Website	demishassabis.com

Sir Demis Hassabis CBE FRS FREng FRSA (born 27 July 1976) is a British computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur. In his early career he was a video game AI programmer and designer, and an expert board games player. He is the chief executive officer and co-founder of DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs, and a UK Government AI Advisor.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and has won many prestigious awards for his work on AlphaFold including the Breakthrough Prize, the Canada Gairdner International Award, and the Lasker Award. In 2017 he was appointed a CBE and listed in the Time 100 most influential people list. In 2024 he was knighted for services to AI.

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