How a Love of Chess Led the CEO of Google's DeepMind to a Career in AI — and a Nobel Prize

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, 48, credits his childhood mastery of chess with helping spark a lifelong career in AI. His first exposure to programming was through a chess computer.

Mar 26, 2025 - 22:30
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How a Love of Chess Led the CEO of Google's DeepMind to a Career in AI — and a Nobel Prize
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, 48, credits his childhood mastery of chess with helping spark a lifelong career in AI. His first exposure to programming was through a chess computer.

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