Demis Hassabis

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Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind and one of the most accomplished AI researchers alive. A chess prodigy, game developer, and neuroscientist, he co-founded DeepMind which created AlphaGo, AlphaFold, and Gemini.

Google acquired DeepMind for 00M in 2014. AlphaFold solved protein folding—one of biology's greatest challenges—earning Hassabis the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Now leads Google's unified AI research organization, pushing toward artificial general intelligence.

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Last updated: 2025-12-23 • Browse all founders