Demis Hassabis

Sir
Demis Hassabis
CBE FRS FREng FRSA
Demis Hassabis at the Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2018
Born (1976-07-27) 27 July 1976 (age 48)[4]
London, England[4]
Alma mater
Known for
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisNeural processes underpinning episodic memory (2009)
Doctoral advisorEleanor Maguire[3]
Chess career
CountryEngland
TitleCandidate Master
Years active1988–2019[6]
FIDE rating2220 (March 2019)
Peak rating2300 (January 1990)[7]

Sir Demis Hassabis (born 27 July 1976) is a British artificial intelligence (AI) researcher, and entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Google DeepMind,[8] and Isomorphic Labs,[9][10][11] and a UK Government AI Adviser.[12]

In 2024, Hassabis and John M. Jumper were jointly awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of AlphaFold, an AI program for protein structure prediction.[13][14]

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and has won many prestigious awards for his research work 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.[15]

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  7. ^ Felice, Gino Di (16 January 2018). Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016. McFarland. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4766-3361-9. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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  9. ^ Crist, Ry (4 November 2021). "Alphabet launches Isomorphic Labs, an AI-driven drug discovery startup". CNET. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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  11. ^ Bonifacic, Igor (4 November 2021). "Alphabet's Isomorphic Labs is a new company focused on AI-driven drug discovery". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  12. ^ "World-leading expert Demis Hassabis to advise new Government Office for Artificial Intelligence". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  13. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024". Nobel Media AB. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Press release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Leading AI figures awarded honours". The Independent. 28 March 2024.