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DeepMind Employees Had Google-Wide Access While Google Staff Was Barred From DeepMind
“People that worked at DeepMind could get into any Google office globally, but people that worked at Google were barred from DeepMind's premises.”
Founders Fund Invested $2.3M for Nearly Half of DeepMind in 2010
“Founders fund wired 2.3 million to deep mine and they assumed ownership of a bit less than half the company. There was no other capital available. This is December, 2010.”
DeepMind used 32 algorithms to predict nearly all protein structures
“In 2020, DeepMind solved a second grand challenge in biochemistry, stitching together 32 algorithms to define the shape of nearly all the proteins in nature.”
Bill Gates Claimed True AI Would Be Worth Ten Microsofts
“If you invent a breakthrough in artificial intelligence so machines can learn, that would be worth 10 Microsofts.”
Investor Required DeepMind Founders to Pitch His Teenage Sons
“In September, 2010, Demis and Mustafa appeared before a strange kind of investment committee. David Gammon declared himself ready to commit capital, but he'd only go forward if DeepMind did things his way. Entrepreneurs seeking his support were required to vis…”
Google Acquired DeepMind for $650M with Hassabis Netting $136M
“Google bought DeepMind for six hundred and fifty million dollars. Demis netted one hundred and thirty six million dollars.”
DeepMind created an AI system defeating top Go players in 2016
“In 2016, DeepMind solved a grand challenge in computer science, creating a system that surpassed the intuitive brilliance of the world's best players of the ancient board game Go.”
Demis Hassabis Worked 10 PM to 4 AM Night Shifts Alongside Normal Office Hours
“Like Ender, Demis has dedicated every fiber of his being to the accomplishment of a mission, which is why he worked night shifts from 10 in the evening until four in the morning, in addition to his normal office hours.”