AI, science and society: Demis Hassabis and James Manyika
Monday November 18th 2024
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Speakers
- Alok JhaScience and technology editor, The EconomistAlok Jha is the science and technology editor for The Economist, writing on everything from cosmology to particle physics and stem cells to climate change. Alok also hosts “Babbage”, our weekly podcast on science and technology. Before that, he was science correspondent for ITN and The Guardian, covering daily news and current affairs for more than a decade. He has also written and presented multiple TV and radio documentary series for the BBC. In 2018, he spent a year as a Wellcome fellow, developing new storytelling formats for complex topics. He has reported from all over the world, including live from Antarctica, and is also the author of three popular science books, including The Water Book (Headline, 2015).
- Sir Demis HassabisChief executive of Google DeepMind and Nobel laureateDemis is the co-founder and chief executive of Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs. Google DeepMind has achieved numerous AI breakthroughs such as AlphaGo, the first program to beat the world champion at the game of Go, and AlphaFold, which accurately predicted the structure of proteins, for which he was co-awarded a Nobel prize in chemistry in 2024.
- James ManyikaSenior vice-president of research, technology and society, GoogleJames drives Google’s work in AI, computing and science, and the potential for beneficial impact. He oversees Google Research, Google Labs, and Technology & Society. James is vice chair of the US National AI Advisory Committee, co-chair of the UN’s AI Advisory Body, and is visiting professor at Oxford. A Rhodes Scholar, James has DPhil, MSc, MA from Oxford in AI and robotics, mathematics and computer science, and a BSc from the University of Zimbabwe.
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