Demis Hassabis

Extracted Attributes

• Awards

  Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024), Breakthrough Prize, Canada Gairdner International Award, Lasker Award, CBE (2017), Knighted (2024)

• Titles

  Sir, Fellow of the Royal Society

• Education

  University of Cambridge

• Occupation

  Artificial Intelligence Researcher, Entrepreneur, Businessperson

• Nationality

  British-born Greek Cypriot-Singaporean

• Early Career

  Video game AI programmer and designer, Expert board games player, Chess prodigy (master standard by age 13)

• Date of Birth

  1976-07-27

• Place of Birth

  London, United Kingdom

Timeline

• Born. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata)

  1976-07-27

• Began playing chess at age four, becoming a child prodigy. (Source: Web Search)

  1980

• Reached master standard in chess at age 13. (Source: Web Search)

  1989

• Joined the computer game company Bullfrog at age 17. (Source: Web Search)

  1993

• Co-founded DeepMind in London with Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman. (Source: Web Search)

  2010

• DeepMind was acquired by Google for $650 million, with a caveat to create an AI ethics board. (Source: Web Search)

  2014

• Appointed a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire). (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2017

• Listed in the Time 100 most influential people list. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2017

• Jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with John M. Jumper for their AI research contributions to protein structure prediction. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata)

  2024

• Knighted for services to AI. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024

• Listed in the Time 100 again, featured on one of the printed edition's covers. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2025

Demis Hassabis

Sir Demis Hassabis (born 27 July 1976) is a British-born Greek Cypriot-Singaporean artificial intelligence (AI) researcher, and entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Google DeepMind, and Isomorphic Labs, and a UK Government AI Adviser. In 2024, Hassabis and John M. Jumper were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their AI research contributions for protein structure prediction. Hassabis 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, and was listed in the Time 100 again in 2025, this time featured in one of the five covers of the printed version.

Web Search Results

• Demis Hassabis - Wikipedia

  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, and Isomorphic Labs, and a UK Government AI Adviser. In 2024, Hassabis and John M. Jumper were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their AI research contributions for protein structure prediction. [...] ### DeepMind [edit] Hassabis is the CEO and co-founder of DeepMind, a machine learning AI startup, founded in London in 2010 with Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman. Hassabis met Legg when both were postdocs at the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, and he and Suleyman had been friends through family. Hassabis also recruited his university friend and Elixir partner David Silver "David Silver (computer scientist)"). [...] Hassabis was born to Costas and Angela Hassabis. His father is Greek Cypriot and his mother is from Singapore. Demis grew up in North London. In his early career, he was a video game AI programmer and designer, and an expert board games player. A child prodigy in chess from the age of four, Hassabis reached master standard at the age of 13 with an Elo rating of 2300 and captained many of the England junior chess teams. He represented the University of Cambridge in the Oxford–Cambridge varsity

• DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis Runs Google AI - Business Insider

  A British-born cognitive neuroscience Ph.D., Hassabis cofounded DeepMind in 2010 with the goal of one day creating a general-purpose artificial intelligence. In 2014, Hassabis sold the company to Google for $650 million with a caveat: It would create an AI ethics board that would limit how Google could use DeepMind's technology. [...] This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? Log in. One of Google's most powerful leaders is someone who long tried to distance his company from the search giant. AI mastermind and chess wiz Demis Hassabis, who founded DeepMind and later sold it to Google in 2014, has been propelled into the center of Google's universe in the past two years amid the frenzied race for AI dominance. [...] He was a chess prodigy at age 4 and master standard by 13. At 17, he joined the computer game company Bullfrog, where, after completing his studies, he later returned to build a multimillion-selling video game (Theme Park; you might have played it). In 2010, he co-founded DeepMind, one of the world's most powerful and successful AI labs.

• About - Google DeepMind

  Google DeepMind brings together two of the world’s leading AI labs — Google Brain and DeepMind — into a single, focused team led by our CEO Demis Hassabis. Over the last decade, the two teams were responsible for some of the biggest research breakthroughs in AI, many of which underpin the flourishing AI industry we see today. [...] By solving some of the hardest scientific and engineering challenges of our time, we’re working to create breakthrough technologies that could advance science, transform work, serve diverse communities — and improve billions of people’s lives. AI has the potential to be one of the most important and beneficial technologies ever invented. Demis Hassabis Co-founder and CEO, Google DeepMind ## Our journey [...] Episode 1 Unreasonably Effective AI with Demis Hassabis Episode 2 AI: Your New Creative Muse? with Douglas Eck Episode 3 AI Safety... Ok Doomer: with Anca Dragan

• Demis Hassabis On The Future of Work in the Age of AI - YouTube

  ### Description 122687 views Posted: 6 Jun 2025 WIRED Editor At Large Steven Levy sits down with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis for a deep dive discussion on the emergence of AI, the path to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and how Google is positioning itself to compete in the future of the workplace. Director: Justin Wolfson Director of Photography: Christopher Eusteche Editor: Cory Stevens Host: Steven Levy Guest: Demis Hassabis Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen [...] WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture. [...] Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► Follow WIRED: Instagram ►► Twitter ►► Facebook ►► Tik Tok ►► Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED

• Demis Hassabis on the frontiers of AI - Google I/O 2025

  Join Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, Sergey Brin, Co-Founder, Google, and Alex Kantrowitz, Host of the Big Technology Podcast, for a visionary conversation about the future of AI and its impact on our world. This marquee session offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from one of the most influential leaders in the field of AI. Speakers -------- Explore all sessions [...] Google I/O 2025: Demis Hassabis on the frontiers of AI =============== Skip to main content Image 1Image 2 Image 3Image 4Image 5Image 6 ExploreCommunityAbout Demis Hassabis on the frontiers of AI ===================================== AI Beginner [...] I/O PuzzlePrivacy & termsFAQImage 7Image 8Image 9Image 10Image 11Image 12Image 13Image 14Image 15Image 16Image 17Image 18Image 19Image 20Image 21 Image 22 Refresh

• Award

  Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  University of Cambridge

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  businessperson

• Citizenship

  United Kingdom

• Date Of Birth

  7/27/1976

• Place Of Birth

  London