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Explore the extraordinary life and ongoing impact of Sir Demis Hassabis in this in-depth biography podcast hosted by Vanessa Clark on the Biography Flash network. From child chess prodigy in London to teenage video game programmer behind the multi-million-selling Theme Park, from a Cambridge Double First in Computer Science to groundbreaking neuroscience research on imagination and memory at University College London, Demis Hassabis has followed one of the most remarkable intellectual trajectories of our time. This show traces every chapter of that journey, including his founding of Elixir Studios, his pivotal decision to pursue a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, and the creation of DeepMind alongside co-founders Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman. Discover how DeepMind's AlphaGo defeated the world's top Go players in matches that captivated a global audience and fundamentally shifted public understanding of artificial intelligence. Learn how AlphaFold and AlphaFold 2 solved the fifty-year