Google DeepMind: The Podcast

Hannah Fry
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Google DeepMind: The Podcast Podcast

What is generative AI? How do you create safe and capable models? Is AI overhyped? Join mathematician and broadcaster Professor Hannah Fry as she answers these questions and more in the highly-praised and award-winning podcast from Google DeepMind. In this series, Hannah goes behind the scenes of the world-learning research lab to uncover the extraordinary way AI is transforming our world. No hype. No spin, just compelling discussions and grand scientific ambition.

  1. Decoding Google Gemini with Jeff Dean

    5 DAYS AGO

    Decoding Google Gemini with Jeff Dean

    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.

    53 min
  2. AI Safety...Ok Doomer: with Anca Dragan

    28 AUG

    AI Safety...Ok Doomer: with Anca Dragan

    Join Professor Hannah Fry as she delves into critical questions on safety with Anca Dragan, lead for AI safety and alignment at Google DeepMind.

    38 min
  3. AI: Your New Creative Muse? with Douglas Eck

    14 AUG

    AI: Your New Creative Muse? with Douglas Eck

    Professor Hannah Fry is joined by Google DeepMind's senior research director Doug Eck to explore AI's capacity for true creativity.

    41 min
  4. Unreasonably Effective AI with Demis Hassabis

    14 AUG

    Unreasonably Effective AI with Demis Hassabis

    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.

    50 min
  5. The promise of AI with Demis Hassabis

    15/03/2022

    The promise of AI with Demis Hassabis

    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 world’s major challenges. As a final note, Demis shares the story of a personal meeting with Stephen Hawking to discuss the future of AI and discloses Hawking’s parting message.

    30 min
  6. Fair for all

    01/03/2022

    Fair for all

    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 gender bias and the misuse of AI technologies, and hears why diversity and representation is vital for building technology that works for all.

    33 min
  7. Me, myself and AI

    22/02/2022

    Me, myself and AI

    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 ‘deepfake’ technology can be used to improve weather forecasting and how DeepMind researchers are collaborating with Liverpool Football Club, aiming to take sports to the next level.

    36 min
  8. AI for science

    16/02/2022

    AI for science

    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. Listeners also join Hannah on a [virtual] safari in the Serengeti in East Africa to find out how researchers are using AI to conserve wildlife in one of the world’s most spectacular ecosystems.

    34 min
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What is generative AI? How do you create safe and capable models? Is AI overhyped? Join mathematician and broadcaster Professor Hannah Fry as she answers these questions and more in the highly-praised and award-winning podcast from Google DeepMind. In this series, Hannah goes behind the scenes of the world-learning research lab to uncover the extraordinary way AI is transforming our world. No hype. No spin, just compelling discussions and grand scientific ambition.

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  • Creator
    Hannah Fry
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Google DeepMind Technologies Limited 2022
  • Show Website
    Google DeepMind: The Podcast

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