AI in the UK

← AI in the UK13 Aug · 38 min

Hassabis Steps Back - What Now For UK AI?

Hassabis Steps Back - What Now For UK AI?13 Aug38 min

<p>On this week&#39;s show, Matt Wilkinson and Niels Footman discuss:</p><ul><li>In a major shake-up, DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis has stepped back from his CEO role at Google DeepMind to become Google&#39;s chief scientist. What&#39;s really powered this move? And what does it mean for London&#39;s fabled &quot;Knowledge Quarter&quot;?</li><li>Armed with a potentially disruptive technology - but not, yet, any products - UK startup Olix has raised £230m in its latest funding round. What chance does this promising AI chip company have?</li></ul>