Bästa Google DeepMind podcaster (2024)

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Project Astra: Exploring a Universal AI Assistant with Greg Wayne 46:07

8d ago46:07

46:07

In our final episode for the year, we explore Project Astra, a research prototype exploring future capabilities of a universal AI assistant that can understand the world around you. Host Hannah Fry is joined by Greg Wayne, Director in Research at Google DeepMind. They discuss the inspiration behind the research prototype, its current strengths and …

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Gemini 2.0 and the evolution of agentic AI with Oriol Vinyals 49:25

16d ago49:25

49:25

In this episode, Hannah is joined by Oriol Vinyals, VP of Drastic Research and Gemini co-lead. They discuss the evolution of agents from single-task models to more general-purpose models capable of broader applications, like Gemini. Vinyals guides Hannah through the two-step process behind multi modal models: pre-training (imitation learning) and p…

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The Balancing Act: Regulation & AI with Nicklas Lundblad 53:10

23d ago53:10

53:10

There is broad consensus across the tech industry, governments and society, that as artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in every aspect of our world, regulation will be essential. But what does this look like? Can it be adopted without stifling innovation? Are current frameworks presented by government leaders headed in the right directio…

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Inside NotebookLM with Raiza Martin and Steven Johnson 44:18

1M ago44:18

44:18

NotebookLM is a research assistant powered by Gemini that draws on expertise from storytelling to present information in an engaging way. It allows users to upload their own documents and generate insights, explanations, and—more recently—podcasts. This feature, also known as audio overviews, has captured the imagination of millions of people world…

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AI for Science with Sir Paul Nurse, Demis Hassabis, Jennifer Doudna, and John Jumper 54:23

1M ago54:23

54:23

Join Professor Hannah Fry at the AI for Science Forum for a fascinating conversation with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. They explore how AI is revolutionizing scientific discovery, delving into topics like the nuclear pore complex, plastic-eating enzymes, quantum computing, and the surprising power of Turing machines. The episode also feature…

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The Ethics of AI Assistants with Iason Gabriel 43:58

2M ago43:58

43:58

Imagine a future where we interact regularly with a range of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) assistants — and where millions of assistants interact with each other on our behalf. These experiences and interactions may soon become part of our everyday reality. In this episode, host Hannah Fry and Google DeepMind Senior Staff Research Scientist…

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AI in the Classroom with Irina Jurenka 39:56

2M ago39:56

39:56

How human should an AI tutor be? What does ‘good’ teaching look like? Will AI lead in the classroom, or take a back seat to human instruction? Will everyone have their own personalized AI tutor? Join research lead, Irina Jurenka, and Professor Hannah Fry as they explore the complicated yet exciting world of AI in education. Further reading: Towards…

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AI: Supercharging Scientific Exploration with Pushmeet Kohli 47:04

3M ago47:04

47:04

In this episode, Professor Hannah Fry sits down with Pushmeet Kohli, VP of Research at Google DeepMind to discuss AI’s impact on scientific discovery. They go on a whirlwind tour of scientific projects, touching on recent breakthroughs in AlphaFold, material science, weather forecasting, and mathematics to better understand how AI can enhance our s…

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Gaming, Goats & General Intelligence with Frederic Besse 40:22

3M ago40:22

40:22

Games are a very good training ground for agents. Think about it. Perfectly packaged, neatly constrained environments where agents can run wild, work out the rules for themselves, and learn how to handle autonomy. In this episode, Research Engineering Team Lead, Frederic Besse, joins Hannah as they discuss important research like SIMA (Scalable Ins…

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Decoding Google Gemini with Jeff Dean 53:02

4M ago53:02

53:02

Professor Hannah Fry is joined by Jeff Dean, one of the most legendary figures in computer science and chief scientist of Google DeepMind and Google Research. Jeff was instrumental to the field in the late 1990s, writing the code that transformed Google from a small startup into the multinational company it is today. Hannah and Jeff discuss it all …

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AI Safety...Ok Doomer: with Anca Dragan 38:11

4M ago38:11

38:11

Building safe and capable models is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Can we make AI work for everyone? How do we prevent existential threats? Why is alignment so important? Join Professor Hannah Fry as she delves into these critical questions with Anca Dragan, lead for AI safety and alignment at Google DeepMind. For further reading, sear…

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AI: Your New Creative Muse? with Douglas Eck 40:36

5M ago40:36

40:36

Professor Hannah Fry is joined by Google DeepMind's senior research director Douglas Eck to explore AI's capacity for true creativity. They delve into the complexities of defining creativity, the challenges of AI generated content and attribution, and whether AI can help us to connect with each other in new and meaningful ways. Want to watch the fu…

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Unreasonably Effective AI with Demis Hassabis 49:42

5M ago49:42

49:42

It has been a few years since Google DeepMind CEO and co-founder, Demis Hassabis, and Professor Hannah Fry caught up. In that time, the world has caught on to artificial intelligence—in a big way. Listen as they discuss the recent explosion of interest in AI, what Demis means when he describes chatbots as ‘unreasonably effective’, and the unexpecte…

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The promise of AI with Demis Hassabis 30:28

3y ago30:28

30:28

Hannah wraps up the series by meeting DeepMind co-founder and CEO, Demis Hassabis. In an extended interview, Demis describes why he believes AGI is possible, how we can get there, and the problems he hopes it will solve. Along the way, he highlights the important role of consciousness and why he’s so optimistic that AI can help solve many of the wo…

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Fair for all 33:23

3y ago33:23

33:23

AI needs to benefit everyone, not just those who build it. But fulfilling this promise requires careful thought before new technologies are built and released into the world. In this episode, Hannah delves into some of the most pressing and difficult ethical and social questions surrounding AI today. She explores complex issues like racial and gend…

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Me, myself and AI 35:31

3y ago35:31

35:31

AI doesn’t just exist in the lab, it’s already solving a range of problems in the real world. In this episode, Hannah encounters a realistic recreation of her voice by WaveNet, the voice synthesising system that powers the Google Assistant and helps people with speech difficulties and illnesses regain their voices. Hannah also discovers how ‘deepfa…

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AI for science 33:52

3y ago33:52

33:52

Step inside DeepMind's laboratories and you'll find researchers studying DNA to understand the mysteries of life, seeking new ways to use nuclear energy, or putting AI to the test in mind-bending areas of maths. In this episode, Hannah meets Pushmeet Kohli, the head of science at DeepMind, to understand how AI is accelerating scientific progress. L…

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The road to AGI 32:58

3y ago32:58

32:58

Hannah meets DeepMind co-founder and chief scientist Shane Legg, the man who coined the phrase ‘artificial general intelligence’, and explores how it might be built. Why does Shane think AGI is possible? When will it be realised? And what could it look like? Hannah also explores a simple theory of using trial and error to reach AGI and takes a deep…

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Let's get physical 33:43

3y ago33:43

33:43

Do you need a body to have intelligence? And can one exist without the other? Hannah takes listeners behind the scenes of DeepMind's robotics lab in London where she meets robots that are trying to independently learn new skills, and explores why physical intelligence is a necessary part of intelligence. Along the way, she finds out how researchers…

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Better together 34:32

3y ago34:32

34:32

Cooperation is at the heart of our society. Inventing the railway, giving birth to the Renaissance, and creating the Covid-19 vaccine all required people to combine efforts. But cooperation is so much more. It governs our education systems, healthcare, and food production. In this episode, Hannah meets the researchers working on cooperative AI, and…

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A breakthrough unfolds 39:14

3y ago39:14

39:14

In December 2019, DeepMind’s AI system, AlphaFold, solved a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology, known as the protein-folding problem. A headline in the journal Nature read, “It will change everything” and the President of the UK's Royal Society called it a “stunning advance [that arrived] decades before many in the field would have predicted”. …

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Speaking of intelligence 38:11

3y ago38:11

38:11

Hannah explores the potential of language models, the questions they raise, and if teaching a computer about language is enough to create artificial general intelligence (AGI). Beyond helping us communicate ideas, language plays a crucial role in memory, cooperation, and thinking – which is why AI researchers have long aimed to communicate with com…

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DeepMind: The Podcast with Hannah Fry – Season 2 coming soon! 3:08

3y ago3:08

3:08

The chart-topping podcast which uncovers the extraordinary ways artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our world is back for a second season. Join mathematician and broadcaster Professor Hannah Fry behind the scenes of world-leading AI research lab DeepMind to get the inside story of how AI is being created – and how it can benefit our lives …

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Demis Hassabis: The interview 36:58

5+ y ago36:58

36:58

In this special extended episode, Hannah Fry meets Demis Hassabis, the CEO and co-founder of DeepMind. She digs into his former life as a chess player, games designer and neuroscientist and explores how his love of chess helped him to get start-up funding, what drives him and his vision, and why AI keeps him up at night. If you have a question or f…

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Towards the future 26:09

5+ y ago26:09

26:09

AI researchers around the world are trying to create a general purpose learning system that can learn to solve a broad range of problems without being taught how. Koray Kavukcuoglu, DeepMind’s Director of Research, describes the journey to get there, and takes Hannah on a whistle-stop tour of DeepMind’s HQ and its research. If you have a question o…

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AI for everyone 29:22

5+ y ago29:22

29:22

While there is a lot of excitement about AI research, there are also concerns about the way it might be implemented, used and abused. In this episode Hannah investigates the more human side of the technology, some ethical issues around how it is developed and used, and the efforts to create a future of AI that works for everyone. If you have a ques…

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Out of the lab 31:22

5+ y ago31:22

31:22

The ambition of much of AI research is to create systems that can help to solve problems in the real world. In this episode, Hannah meets the people building systems that could be used to save the sight of thousands, help us solve one of the most fundamental problems in biology and reduce energy consumption in an effort to combat climate change. Bu…

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AI, Robot 32:33

5+ y ago32:33

32:33

Forget what sci-fi has told you about superintelligent robots that are uncannily human-like; the reality is more prosaic. Inside DeepMind’s robotics laboratory, Hannah explores what researchers call ‘embodied AI’: robot arms that are learning tasks like picking up plastic bricks, which humans find comparatively easy. Discover the cutting-edge chall…

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Life is like a game 26:52

5+ y ago26:52

26:52

Video games have become a favourite tool for AI researchers to test the abilities of their systems. In this episode, Hannah sits down to play StarCraft II - a challenging video game that requires players to control the onscreen action with as many as 800 clicks a minute. She is guided by Oriol Vinyals, an ex-professional StarCraft player and resear…

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Go to Zero 25:40

5+ y ago25:40

25:40

In March 2016, more than 200 million people watched AlphaGo become first computer program to defeat a professional human player at the game of Go, a milestone in AI research that was considered to be a decade ahead of its time. Since then the team has continued to develop the system and recently unveiled AlphaZero: a program that has taught itself …

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AI and Neuroscience: The virtuous circle 34:02

5+ y ago34:02

34:02

What can the human brain teach us about AI? And what can AI teach us about our own intelligence? These questions underpin a lot of AI research. In this first episode, Hannah meets the DeepMind Neuroscience team to explore these connections and discovers how our brains are like birds’ wings, what training a dog and an AI agent have in common, and wh…

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DeepMind: The Podcast - trailer 3:09

5+ y ago3:09

3:09

Selected as “New and Noteworthy” by Apple Podcasts, the highly-praised, award-nominated first season of "DeepMind: The Podcast" explores the fascinating world of artificial intelligence (AI). Join mathematician and broadcaster Hannah Fry as she meets world-class scientists and thinkers as they explain the foundations of AI, explore some of the chal…

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Google DeepMind: The Podcast

Hannah Fry

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Project Astra: Exploring a Universal AI Assistant with Greg Wayne 46:07

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Gemini 2.0 and the evolution of agentic AI with Oriol Vinyals 49:25

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The Balancing Act: Regulation & AI with Nicklas Lundblad 53:10

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Inside NotebookLM with Raiza Martin and Steven Johnson 44:18

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AI for Science with Sir Paul Nurse, Demis Hassabis, Jennifer Doudna, and John Jumper 54:23

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The Ethics of AI Assistants with Iason Gabriel 43:58

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AI in the Classroom with Irina Jurenka 39:56

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AI: Supercharging Scientific Exploration with Pushmeet Kohli 47:04

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Gaming, Goats & General Intelligence with Frederic Besse 40:22

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Decoding Google Gemini with Jeff Dean 53:02

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AI Safety...Ok Doomer: with Anca Dragan 38:11

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AI: Your New Creative Muse? with Douglas Eck 40:36

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Unreasonably Effective AI with Demis Hassabis 49:42

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The promise of AI with Demis Hassabis 30:28

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Fair for all 33:23

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Me, myself and AI 35:31

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AI for science 33:52

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The road to AGI 32:58

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Let's get physical 33:43

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Better together 34:32

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A breakthrough unfolds 39:14

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Speaking of intelligence 38:11

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DeepMind: The Podcast with Hannah Fry – Season 2 coming soon! 3:08

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Demis Hassabis: The interview 36:58

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Towards the future 26:09

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AI for everyone 29:22

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Out of the lab 31:22

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AI, Robot 32:33

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Life is like a game 26:52

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Go to Zero 25:40

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AI and Neuroscience: The virtuous circle 34:02

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DeepMind: The Podcast - trailer 3:09

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