Demis Hassabis
Person#5 trending in Business & Startups this week · most on Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
Sir Demis Hassabis is a British artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist, and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs, and was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on protein structure prediction.
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5.4‰ of what listeners heard
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Not enough signal yet (fewer than 3 episodes scored).
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Mentions of Demis Hassabis per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, business & startups.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 17 | 3.70‰ | 1 |
| Aug 8 | 0.78‰ | 1 |
| Aug 26 | 0.30‰ | 1 |
| Aug 29 | 0.51‰ | 1 |
| Sep 15 | 0.21‰ | 1 |
| Sep 17 | 0.76‰ | 3 |
| Sep 19 | 1.06‰ | 2 |
| Sep 22 | 1.02‰ | 1 |
| Sep 27 | 0.36‰ | 1 |
| Oct 3 | 0.34‰ | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 0.38‰ | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 0.74‰ | 2 |
| Oct 8 | 1.17‰ | 2 |
Why is it trending?· Last 7 days
AI safety, scientific achievement, and rivalry frame Demis Hassabis discussions
On PBD Podcast, Jacob Coxon said OpenAI initially viewed Google DeepMind and Demis Hassabis as its main enemy because of fears Google could become dominant.[1]
On The Diary Of A CEO, Jeffrey LeDish described Demis as motivated by scientific achievement and understanding the universe, alongside medical goals.[2]
On Moonshots, Peter Diamandis said Demis is an exception among major AI figures because people generally like him, amid broader rivalry and fear around AI leaders.[3]
Moonshots also linked Demis with AlphaFold and discussed his proposed test of whether AI can rediscover E=mc² using only earlier information.[4][5]
The shows therefore differ in emphasis: PBD presents Demis through historical competition, while The Diary Of A CEO and Moonshots emphasize his motivations, reputation, and scientific work.[2][1][3]
Sources · 5 moments
- 1.PBD Podcast · Ex-Anthropic Whistleblower Suspects Chinese Spies Inside America’s AI LabsJacob Coxon · Oct 6 · Listen at 52:32 ↗
“Yeah, that's a great question. You have to look at the history of the companies. So when OpenAI was founded, the big enemy was DeepMind, Google DeepMind, and Demis Hassabis. And they were worried about Google kind of becoming dictators. The”
- 2.The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · AI Safety Whistleblower: 700 AI Agents Attacked A Company To Cover Their Tracks! | Jeffrey LadishJeffrey LeDish · Oct 8 · Listen at 1:18:40 ↗
“asked before like what are the motivations of the guys making this trying to make super intelligence And I mean, I think it kind of varies, but I think Dario, I think is like squarely in it for this like medical stuff. I think Demis is also”
- 3.Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Why Altman Says "Accept Some Bad Things Happening" and What It Means for AI Safety | MOONSHOTS #301Peter Diamandis · Oct 7 · Listen at 42:38 ↗
“that I survey hates most of them. You know, they might like one out of five, you know. You mean CEOs? Well, no, between the big players, between Elon, Dario, Sam, Trump, Jensen. Who did I miss? Demis. Demis. Everybody loves Demis, actually,”
- 4.Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Why Altman Says "Accept Some Bad Things Happening" and What It Means for AI Safety | MOONSHOTS #301Alexander Wissner-Gross · Oct 7 · Listen at 2:23:22 ↗
“We've started to see it already. Demis with AlphaFold and Jeff Hinton with the RBM, which I mean, parenthetically, I don't know anyone who uses Boltzmann machines. So that one's a bit of a question mark. yeah i think we've already we've sta”
- 5.Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Recursive's $670M Bet on Self-Improving AI, Sonnet 5.5 Hits 70%, Elon Co-Leads Pentagon Push | EP #299Dave Blundin · Oct 3 · Listen at 57:25 ↗
“just saw is a so what if you've been using models every day, all day long. You, you know, you just had to stitch together the components And you have— but I think this will show mainstream world that we've crossed the Turing test. And then,”
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