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Between 1988 and 1990, Hassabis was educated at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, a boys' grammar school in North London. He was subsequently home-schooled by his parents, during which time he bought his first computer, a ZX Spectrum 48K funded from chess winnings, and taught himself how to program from books. [15]
May 21, 2017 · Hassabis is the eldest of three siblings and his parents are teachers. According to The Guardian, his sister is a pianist and composer, while his brother is a studying creative writing.
Nov 29, 2023 · Founder and CEO, DeepMind Technologies. Date of Birth. July 27, 1976. Demis Hassabis, the eldest of three, was born in London, England, to a Greek father and a Singaporean mother. Demis Hassabis was born in London, England. He is of both Greek and Chinese ancestry; his father came from Cyprus, his mother from Singapore.
Oct 20, 2022 · Growing up in north London, the child of a Greek Cypriot father and a Chinese Singaporean mother, Hassabis was a child prodigy in chess from the age of 4.
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Feb 16, 2016 · Demis Hassabis: 15 facts about the DeepMind Technologies founder Read more Besides, he insists, DeepMind is leading the field when it comes to mitigating the potential dangers of AGI.
Demis Hassabis was a 12-year-old at a north London comprehensive when he decided to devote his life to artificial intelligence. Now he has changed the face of research and paved the way for new ...
Early life and education [ edit] Hassabis was born to a Greek Cypriot father and a Chinese Singaporean mother and grew up in North London. [7] [13] A child prodigy in chess, Hassabis reached master standard at the age of 13 with an Elo rating of 2300 and captained many of the England junior chess teams. [14]
