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Can AI help us better predict the weather?
WithPeter Battaglia
The mathematics of AI uncertainty
WithZoubin Ghahramani
10 Years of AlphaGo: The Turning Point for AI | Thore Graepel & Pushmeet Kohli
WithThore Graepel, Pushmeet Kohli
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AlphaFold: Grand Challenge to Nobel Prize with John Jumper
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From deepfakes to DNA: the science of watermarking AI
Invisible watermarks can now track AI origins and prevent misuse, even in biological data.
HostsHannah Fry

Can AI help us better predict the weather?
AI models like GraphCast are revolutionizing weather prediction, offering better forecasts for storms and energy.
HostsHannah FryGuestsPeter Battaglia (Senior Director of Research, Google DeepMind)

The mathematics of AI uncertainty
AI needs self-doubt. Learn how math builds machine humility.
HostsHannah FryGuestsZoubin Ghahramani (Professor and VP of Research, Google DeepMind)

Understanding the inner thoughts of AI
Understand AI's inner workings for safer, trustworthy artificial general intelligence.
HostsHannah FryGuestsNeel

When millions of AI agents meet
Explore how millions of AI agents could reshape science, economies, and security.
HostsHannah Fry

10 Years of AlphaGo: The Turning Point for AI | Thore Graepel & Pushmeet Kohli
AlphaGo's 10-year legacy shows how AI mastered complexity and unlocked scientific breakthroughs.
HostsHannah FryGuestsThore Graepel (AlphaGo team & Distinguished Research Scientist, Google DeepMind), Pushmeet Kohli (VP, Science, Google DeepMind)

The Future of Intelligence with Demis Hassabis (Co-founder and CEO of DeepMind)
Get Google DeepMind's future AI vision directly from CEO Demis Hassabis.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDemis Hassabis (Co-founder and CEO, DeepMind)

The Arrival of AGI with Shane Legg (co-founder of DeepMind)
DeepMind co-founder explains the path to AGI and its implications.
HostsHannah FryGuestsShane Legg (co-founder, DeepMind)

AlphaFold: Grand Challenge to Nobel Prize with John Jumper
Learn how AI solved a major biological puzzle and earned a Nobel Prize.
HostsHannah FryGuestsJohn Jumper

Waymo: The future of autonomous driving with Vincent Vanhoucke
Understand the future of self-driving cars with a Waymo leader.
HostsHannah FryGuestsVincent Vanhoucke (Waymo)

Pt.2 Beyond Phishing: Cyber Threats in the Age of AI with Four Flynn
Understand how AI agents create new cyber threats and learn about advanced defenses like passkeys.
HostsHannah FryGuestsFour Flynn

Pt.1 Beyond Phishing: Cyber Threats in the Age of AI with Four Flynn
AI is reshaping cyber threats; learn how Google DeepMind tackles these evolving challenges.
HostsHannah FryGuestsFour Flynn

Genie 3: An Infinite World Model with Shlomi Fruchter and Jack Parker-Holder
Google DeepMind unveils Genie 3, an AI that builds interactive worlds from text or images.
HostsHannah FryGuestsJack Parker-Holder (Google DeepMind), Shlomi Fruchter (Google DeepMind)

A Whistle Stop Tour of AI Creation with Paige Bailey
Experience AI creation firsthand with Google's Paige Bailey, from prompts to memes.
HostsHannah FryGuestsPaige Bailey (DevRel lead, Google)

The Nature of AI: Solving the Planet's Data Gap with Drew Purves
AI tackles environmental data gaps, using Google tools for global forest and species monitoring.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDrew Purves

A Quest for a Cure: AI Drug Design with Isomorphic Labs
AI is accelerating drug discovery, potentially leading to cures for all diseases.
HostsHannah FryGuestsMax Jaderberg (Isomorphic Labs), Rebecca Paul (Isomorphic Labs)

Redefining Robotics with Carolina Parada
Robots are getting smarter and more dexterous, learning complex tasks and adapting to new situations.
HostsHannah FryGuestsCarolina Parada (Senior Director and Head of Robotics, Google DeepMind)

AI and the Future of Health with Joelle Barral
AI is transforming healthcare, from diagnostics to personalized treatment and global access.
HostsHannah FryGuestsJoelle Barral (Senior Director of Research, Google DeepMind)

Consciousness, Reasoning and the Philosophy of AI with Murray Shanahan
Explore AI's philosophical core, from consciousness to reasoning, with a DeepMind scientist.
HostsHannah FryGuestsMurray Shanahan (Professor of Cognitive Robotics, Imperial College London / Google DeepMind)

Is Human Data Enough? With David Silver
Explore AI's future beyond human data with reinforcement learning pioneers.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDavid Silver (VP of Reinforcement Learning, Google DeepMind), Fan Hui

Project Astra: Exploring a Universal AI Assistant with Greg Wayne
See Google's vision for a universal AI assistant that understands your world.
HostsHannah FryGuestsGreg Wayne (Director in Research, Google DeepMind)

Gemini 2.0 and the Evolution of Agentic AI with Oriol Vinyals
Understand Gemini's two-step AI training and new agentic features from a Google DeepMind leader.
HostsHannah FryGuestsOriol Vinyals (VP of Drastic Research and Gemini co-lead, Google DeepMind)

The Balancing Act: Regulation & AI with Nicklas Lundblad
Learn how AI regulation can balance innovation with safety and harm reduction.
HostsHannah FryGuestsNicklas Lundblad (Director of Public Policy, Google DeepMind)

Inside NotebookLM with Raiza Martin and Steven Johnson
Explore AI's creative potential with NotebookLM's document insights and podcast generation.
HostsHannah FryGuestsRaiza Martin (Google Labs), Steven Johnson (Google Labs)

AI for Science with Sir Paul Nurse, Demis Hassabis, Jennifer Doudna, and John Jumper
AI is transforming science. Hear from Google DeepMind's CEO and Nobel laureates on its impact.
HostsHannah FryGuestsSir Paul Nurse, Demis Hassabis (CEO, Google DeepMind), Jennifer Doudna, John Jumper

The Ethics of AI Assistants with Iason Gabriel
Explore the ethics of AI assistants interacting with each other and us.
HostsHannah FryGuestsIason Gabriel (Senior Staff Research Scientist, Google DeepMind)

AI in the Classroom with Irina Jurenka
AI tutors are coming to classrooms; hear about their potential and challenges.
HostsHannah FryGuestsIrina Jurenka (research lead, Google DeepMind)

AI: Supercharging Scientific Exploration with Pushmeet Kohli
AI is supercharging science, from protein folding to weather, with Google DeepMind leading the charge.
HostsHannah FryGuestsPushmeet Kohli (VP of Research, Google DeepMind)

Gaming, Goats & General Intelligence with Frederic Besse
Google DeepMind explores using games to train AI agents for real-world tasks.
HostsHannah FryGuestsFrederic Besse (Research Engineering Team Lead, Google DeepMind)

Decoding Google Gemini with Jeff Dean
Understand Gemini's past and future from a Google AI legend.
HostsHannah FryGuestsJeff Dean (chief scientist of Google DeepMind and Google Research, Google DeepMind)

AI Safety...Ok Doomer: with Anca Dragan
AI safety expert Anca Dragan explains how Google DeepMind tackles existential AI threats.
HostsHannah FryGuestsAnca Dragan (lead for AI safety and alignment, Google DeepMind)

AI: Your New Creative Muse? with Douglas Eck
Explore AI's creative spark and its impact on human connection with Google DeepMind.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDouglas Eck (Senior Research Director, Google DeepMind)

Unreasonably Effective AI with Demis Hassabis
Google DeepMind's CEO discusses AI's surprising abilities and the vital need for safety.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDemis Hassabis (CEO and co-founder, Google DeepMind)

The promise of AI with Demis Hassabis
Demis Hassabis shares his vision for AGI and its potential to solve world problems.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDemis Hassabis (co-founder and CEO, DeepMind)

Fair for all
AI ethics and bias are explored, emphasizing diversity for technology that benefits everyone.
HostsHannah FryGuestsSasha Brown (DeepMind), William Isaac (DeepMind), Shakir Mohamed (DeepMind), Kevin Mckee (DeepMind)

Me, myself and AI
See AI's real-world impact, from voice synthesis to sports analytics.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDemis Hassabis (DeepMind), Raia Hadsell (DeepMind), Karl Tuyls (DeepMind), Zach Gleicher (DeepMind)

AI for science
AI is accelerating scientific discovery and conservation efforts, according to Google DeepMind.
HostsHannah FryGuestsPushmeet Kohli (head of science, DeepMind), Demis Hassabis (DeepMind), Sarah Jane Dunn (DeepMind), Meredith Palmer (Princeton University)

The road to AGI
DeepMind's AGI roadmap and MuZero's game-conquering tech.
HostsHannah FryGuestsShane Legg (co-founder and chief scientist, DeepMind), Doina Precup (DeepMind), Dave Silver (DeepMind), Jackson Broshear (DeepMind)

Let's get physical
Robots need bodies to learn. DeepMind's lab shows how physical intelligence drives AI.
HostsHannah FryGuestsRaia Hadsell (DeepMind), Viorica Patraucean (DeepMind), Jan Humplik (DeepMind), Akhil Raju (DeepMind)

Better together
Explore how AI can learn to cooperate, a key to solving complex global challenges.
HostsHannah FryGuestsThore Graepel (DeepMind), Kevin Mckee (DeepMind), Doina Precup (DeepMind), Laura Weidinger (DeepMind)

Speaking of intelligence
Explore if teaching AI language creates true intelligence with Google DeepMind researchers.
HostsHannah FryGuestsGeoffrey Irving (DeepMind), Chris Dyer (DeepMind), Angeliki Lazaridou (DeepMind), Lisa-Anne Hendriks (DeepMind)

A breakthrough unfolds
AI's protein-folding solution could transform medicine. Hear from the creators.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDemis Hassabis (DeepMind), John Jumper (DeepMind), Kathryn Tunyasunakool (DeepMind), Sasha Brown (DeepMind)

DeepMind: The Podcast with Hannah Fry – Season 2 coming soon!
Explore DeepMind's AI breakthroughs and societal impact with host Hannah Fry.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDemis Hassabis (CEO and Co-Founder, DeepMind), Shane Legg (Co-Founder, DeepMind)

Demis Hassabis: The interview
Hear Demis Hassabis discuss his AI vision, shaped by chess and neuroscience.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDemis Hassabis (CEO and co-founder, DeepMind)

Towards the future
Explore DeepMind's quest for general AI and tour their research labs with top scientists.
HostsHannah FryGuestsKoray Kavukcuoglu (Director of Research, DeepMind), Trevor Back (Product Manager for DeepMind’s science research, DeepMind), Raia Hadsell (research scientist, DeepMind), Murray Shanahan (research scientist, DeepMind)

AI for everyone
Explore AI's ethical side and ensure it works for everyone with DeepMind's ethics and research leaders.
HostsHannah FryGuestsVerity Harding (Co-Lead of DeepMind Ethics and Society, DeepMind), Lila Ibrahim (COO, DeepMind), William Isaac (research scientist, DeepMind), Silvia Chiappa (research scientist, DeepMind)

Out of the lab
AI tackles real-world problems in health, biology, and climate change, facing practical hurdles.
HostsHannah Fry

AI, Robot
DeepMind researchers explain how robots learn physical tasks and address AI safety.
HostsHannah FryGuestsJackie Kay (Software engineer, DeepMind), Murray Shanahan (Research scientist, DeepMind), Victoria Krakovna (Research scientist, DeepMind), Raia Hadsell (Research scientist, DeepMind)

Life is like a game
See how AI masters complex games like StarCraft II, revealing breakthroughs in learning and strategy.
HostsHannah FryGuestsOriol Vinyals (Research Scientist, DeepMind), Max Jaderberg (Research Scientist, DeepMind), Raia Hadsell (Lead Researcher, DeepMind), David Silver (Lead Researcher, DeepMind)

Go to Zero
DeepMind's AI game mastery: AlphaGo and AlphaZero's journey from games to broader AI insights.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDavid Silver (Lead Researcher, Google DeepMind), Matthew Sadler (Chess Grandmaster), Natasha Regan (Women's International Master), Demis Hassabis (CEO, Google DeepMind)

AI and Neuroscience: The virtuous circle
Brain science fuels AI progress. Learn how DeepMind connects them.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDemis Hassabis (CEO and co-founder, DeepMind), Matt Botvinick (Director of Neuroscience Research, DeepMind), Jess Hamrick (research scientist, DeepMind), Greg Wayne (research scientist, DeepMind)

DeepMind: The Podcast - trailer
Explore AI's past, present, and future with DeepMind's own researchers.
HostsHannah FryGuestsDemis Hassabis (CEO and co-founder, DeepMind)
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