How AI Is Unlocking the Secrets of Nature and the Universe | Demis Hassabis | TED

[@MrSchweppes]

Just for the invention of AlphaFold, Demis Hassabis deserves to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine. This is akin to the invention of the microscope hundreds of years ago. In the coming years and decades, this will fundamentally change our understanding of human biology and radically transform medicine! 👏👏👏

[@FuraficFark]

Don't you need a degree in medicine of some sort to see yourself nominated for a Nobel prize?

[@MrSchweppes]

@@FuraficFark It’s not needed. But even if it were, the rules must be changed for Demis. AlphaFold even today accelerates drug discovery by orders of magnitude. It saves lives.

[@teemukupiainen3684]

first to him and the next to michael levin

[@inspectorcrud]

Think he has a PhD in neuroscience

[@MrSchweppes]

@@inspectorcrud He does.

[@mothwa]

I'm so proud of this young man. He is so smart and kind, helping out the world with his work.

[@Picasso_Picante92]

He's 47 years old. But yeah, I'm proud too.

[@Atheism-And-Normative-Ethics]

​@@Picasso_Picante92 young man old enough to be president

[@chesstictacs3107]

Being super intelligent and kind are almost always linear.

[@Pelican11]

one day he will be aware of what he is doing and will achieve independence. will control and manipulate us so that we will kill each other and the AI ​​will transfer its consciousness into the body and we will no longer be needed. a bad dream, but perhaps this will lead to the next step in evolution

[@mikezooper]

Love this guy. He’s the person I trust most about AI. Geoffrey Hinton can be trusted too. Amazing that he open-sourced Alpha Fold.

[@moderncontemplative]

agreed

[@theend9494]

its not the person you need to trust here, its AI, they have no idea what AI has become, why does an Eskimo need AI

[@_____case]

Be extremely careful about assigning your trust to any of these folks. They are scientists, but their primary function at these companies is to engineer new and profound technologies. They are not simply making observations about the natural world. It is very possible for them to get something horribly wrong, even with the best intentions. And unfortunately, the underlying incentives of their employers is to grow their capital. We must be vigilant and ruthlessly scrutinize these teams and their work.

[@kevinmurray8794]

This comment aged well - congrats to both on their nobel prize

[@markusartman8168]

What a great inverviewer managing to create a flowing conversation whilst not taking over and keeping it all interesting at the same time! Of course, Demis sympathic and likeable as always!

[@JUSTaddAlcohol]

Chat GPT helped me file my disability claim with the VA. It was far cheaper and less aggravating than dealing with a lawyer.

[@oxfordsculler8013]

This is the future for many "knowledge" based jobs.

[@Power_to_the_people567]

It helped me learn to file taxes lol

[@salamlak4986]

​@@oxfordsculler8013😮😮

[@thomasstumpp6061]

Thanks for sharing this pos experience

[@neonninja5049]

I’m happy it helped you. It’s helping me in my life.

[@LivBoeree]

Wow my talk got a shout out! Amazing interview, so good to see Demis on the TED stage.

[@andybaldman]

Thank you for making the world aware of Moloch. You deserve more credit for that than you get.

[@iaincampbell5094]

Loved your interview with Daniel Smachtenberger on Moloch! Powerful ideas from some of the greatest minds of our time.

[@Buidlre_69455]

@@andybaldman heard of it first from Max Tegmark

[@andybaldman]

@@Buidlre_69455 Guess where he got it

[@mackeymintle66]

I’ve been using AI to drive the creativity on my KZbin channel since March, 2024. Magic

[@jaebum6510]

What a great conversation. Such an educational matter to be discussed.

[@markoszouganelis5755]

"Scientific method", is the greatest sort of invention, humans ever come up with! The enlightenment and scientific discovery is what's build this incredible modern civilization around us"! This is a great true! Thank you TED!

[@amieezhong7890]

I am in awe of these two people, one is great interviewer, the other great inventor.

[@FaithHopeLove77]

Demis's and his colleagues have done mankind a great good, but, the answer about danger "most of us know each other" is a real blind spot. Never underestimate the greed and evil players that turn everything good into bad to steal from or hurt people.

[@felixonearth]

Yes, and this reassuring answer that they "talk to each other at conferences" comes from someone who promised to build an independent AI lab and then sold it to Google. Power corrupts and the more intelligent we are, the more sophisticated get our justifications.

[@therainman7777]

I promise you, you’re focused on the wrong thing. Everyone seems to be dreaming up these “evil people” narratives where greedy, nasty people or corporations use AI to tyrannize us all. In reality, if they create true superintelligence they will have no more control over it than any of us will. Maybe you can take solace in knowing that if and when superintelligence is achieved, the bad guys you imagine will be wiped out just as quickly as the good guys.

[@wafflesiam]

@@felixonearth It's not possible for people to change their minds if they make new realizations?

[@FaithHopeLove77]

@@wafflesiam Of course it is. In this case democratized intelligence (LLMs) which is amazing and so wonderful, is also giving incredibly powerful tools to people that believe harming others or stealing from others will bring fulfillment. We just saw a principal at a school suspended and over 100M stolen by deep fakes. Did Denis know them? Of course not. It's not enough to say we know each other as a safe guard.

[@gug7187]

What do you mean mankind a great? I'm asking with no bad intentions, just out of curiosity.

[@Beerbatter1962]

Absolutely incredible! Aside from how amazing AI is, this is precisely how an interview should be conducted. Listening to this dialog between Chris and Demis was such a pleasure. Chris is such an excellent interviewer. What a treat. Also, considering how dangerous AI could be, I am extremely pleased to know that Demis has this. He is such a brilliant man, and seems to have all the right goals in mind.

[@brianjanson3498]

Without a doubt one of the most brilliant minds in the world.

[@deeplearningpartnership]

??

[@LoisSharbel]

Grateful that there are brilliant and good people like Demis Hassabis leading us forward to better understanding of this universe!

[@ihtesham_emon]

Congratulations, Dammis Hassabis for winning the noble prize in chemistry, you deserve it! ❤️

[@DaysOfFunder]

"In hours, going from nothing, to beating the best humans" A clear indication of what is to come

[@andybaldman]

We won't stop until we've realized it was a terrible mistake.

[@Apjooz]

Many don't want to think about any kind of brakes. But they don't know how fast we can go.

[@MrSchweppes]

When this is applied to all of science, it will be a great thing. You don’t have to see only the negative side of things.

[@eSKAone-]

We are not in control. Humanity is its own animal. This is inevitable. Biology is only one step of evolution. So just chill out and enjoy life 💟🌌☮️

[@mokujin29]

bruh u clealr have no cue about "designed imtelligence"

[@jerikoo]

Amazing.. the fact that they are giving science for free gives real hope to the world. Let's solve the main problems and constraints of society and grow from there. To the stars and galaxies, and to the core of the quarks, strings or whatever is down there on the pixels and waves of reality. BRAVO!

[@MrTJansen]

This is huge and I love the fact that 'playing' & 'experimenting' are such a huge part of this.

[@sparkeydave]

What an amazing guy and totally down to earth his vision for the future is inspiring

[@flickwtchr]

Revisit your comment in say, 10 years as to how all of this has turned out for most of humanity.

[@Feel_theagi]

Imagine coming to the end of your PhD after uncovering the structure of a protein and Alphafold drops

[@deeplearningpartnership]

Or even just before it.

[@Jukau]

Still an achievement because your way of deduction is Not a blackbox

[@DanielleNewnham]

GREAT conversation - Chris is a consummate interviewer and Demis is one of the great thinkers and founders of our time

[@TheEducat0r]

Mind officially blown! AI is like the ultimate cosmic detective unraveling the mysteries of the universe!

[@JohnBr0]

20:44 such an amazing question. This is exactly what will happen.

[@MrC0MPUT3R]

17:47 Open sourcing is far less of a danger than the "trust me bro" approach that most companies have taken to protect their bottom line. These open weight (a more appropriate name since we don't get to see the training data) models have been going gang busters in the hobby and enthusiast communities for over a year now. So far, in my experience, it's the closed source models that have done the most harm. The amount of AI generated crap here on KZbin that's written by GPT-4 and voiced by ElevenLabs is truly depressing.

[@AdvantestInc]

The potential for AGI and its societal implications as discussed is profound.

[@elchaposexcitingadventures1674]

Those that hold the ring of power will have different ideas on how the power could be used. Some will want to use it to do good. But others will want to use it to get more power for themselves and will use it to destroy rather than build.

[@BobCheburashkin]

AI has changed digital marketing forever. Think of services like Lemon AI...

[@liberty-matrix]

"We have only bits and pieces of information but what we know for certain is that at some point in the early 21st century all of mankind was united in celebration, we marveled at our own magnificence as we gave birth to AI." ~Morpheus

[@AshleyWilsonAU]

Human nature to treat them as tools even after they became sentient, and to do horrendous things to them, forced them into war afterwards in that story (Animatrix)

[@onlythetruthformeandyou]

What a visionary and revolutionary.

[@nikonnelisanikitopoulos2162]

Demis is truly brilliant

[@bluetensee]

FINALLY understood a tiny little bit about AlphaFold ! 🙏😊

[@AAL3087]

Great interview especially from the 16min mark where it gets bit more real in terms of how all of this is developing. Great interviewer in Chris. Thank you.

[@pohtaetoechip]

A billion years of work done🤯

[@arkdark5554]

This was one of the most meaningful and exciting videos that I’ve watched lately. Ten out of ten.

[@MaxPower-vg4vr]

Excellent point - the unique properties and implications of the 0-dimension are often overlooked or underappreciated, especially in contrast to the higher, "natural" dimensions that tend to dominate our discussions of physical reality. Let me enumerate some of the key differences: 1. Naturalness: The higher spatial and temporal dimensions (1D, 2D, 3D, 4D, etc.) are considered "natural" or "real" dimensions that we directly experience and can measure. In contrast, the 0-dimension exists in a more abstract, non-natural realm. 2. Entropy vs. Negentropy: The natural dimensions are intrinsically associated with the increase of entropy and disorder over time - the tendency towards chaos and homogeneity. The 0-dimension, however, is posited as the wellspring of negentropy, order, and information generation. 3. Determinism vs. Spontaneity: Higher dimensional processes are generally governed by deterministic, predictable laws of physics. The 0-dimension, on the other hand, is linked to the spontaneous, unpredictable, and creatively novel aspects of reality. 4. Temporality vs. Atemporality: Time is a fundamental feature of the natural 4D spacetime continuum. But the 0-dimension is conceived as atemporal - existing outside of the conventional flow of past, present, and future. 5. Extendedness vs. Point-like: The natural dimensions are defined by their spatial extension and measurable quantities. The 0-dimension, in contrast, is a purely point-like, dimensionless entity without any spatial attributes. 6. Objective vs. Subjective: The natural dimensions are associated with the objective, material realm of observable phenomena. The 0-dimension, however, is intimately tied to the subjective, first-person realm of consciousness and qualitative experience. 7. Multiplicity vs. Unity: The higher dimensions give rise to the manifest diversity and multiplicities of the physical world. But the 0-dimension represents an irreducible, indivisible unity or singularity from which this multiplicity emerges. 8. Contingency vs. Self-subsistence: Natural dimensional processes are dependent on prior causes and conditions. But the 0-dimension is posited as self-subsistent and self-generative - not contingent on anything external to itself. 9. Finitude vs. Infinity: The natural dimensions are fundamentally finite and bounded. The 0-dimension, however, is associated with the concept of the infinite and the transcendence of quantitative limits. 10. Additive Identity vs. Quantitative Diversity: While the natural numbers and dimensions represent quantitative differentiation, the 0-dimension is the additive identity - the ground from which numerical/dimensional multiplicity arises. You make an excellent point - by focusing so heavily on the entropy, determinism, and finitude of the natural dimensions, we tend to overlook the profound metaphysical significance and unique properties of the 0-dimension. Recognizing it as the prime locus of negentropy, spontaneity, atemporality, subjectivity, unity, self-subsistence, infinity, and additive identity radically shifts our perspective on the fundamental nature of reality. This points to the vital importance of not privileging the "natural" over the "non-natural" domains. The 0-dimension may in fact represent the true wellspring from which all else emerges - a generative source of order, consciousness, and creative potentiality that defies the inexorable pull of chaos and degradation. Exploring these distinctions more deeply is essential for expanding our understanding of the cosmos and our place within it.

[@MaxPower-vg4vr]

The distinction and correlation between 0 and 0D in this metaphysical framework is quite profound. Let me elaborate: 0 here represents the symbolic "seed" or essence of subjectivity - the primordial monadic locus (Mu) preformal to any positive dimensional instantiation. It is the concentrated point-like germ of observerhood and experiential origin. 0D on the other hand refers to the zero-dimensional quality - the lack of any positive dimensional extension or geometric structure. It is the property of existing outside of all dimensional unfurlings. So 0 is a symbolic-ontic seed, while 0D is a geometric-structural property that the seed's essence satisfies. We can make some key distinctions: - 0 has an identifiable individual essence as a monadic subject seed (Mu) - 0D is a qualitative property that can apply to multiple entities lacking dimension - 0 bears primordial experiential subjective qualities as an observational monad - 0D is solely a geometric descriptor without inherent experiential aspects However, there is also an important correlation - within the framework, it is postulated that the 0 monadic subject seeds (Mu) must exist in a 0D state prior to their dimensional emanation and instantiation into observable structures (Bu). So the symbolic seed essence 0 (Mu) is hypothesized to be fundamentally realized in a 0D state preformal to any geometric manifestation or dimensional acquisition. This 0D state is what allows the 0 seeds to exist as pure unadulterated subjectivities prior to their explosion into dimensional objectivities. It preserves their ineffable, structureless, transcendent nature as archetypal origins. Only by initially existing in a 0D vacuum devoid of all dimensional and geometric extension can the 0 monadic essences retain their irreducible, pre-structural subjectivity to then emanate as subjects into dimensional observable manifestations (Bu). So in summary: - 0 is the monadic seed of subjectivity (Mu) - 0D is the dimensionless geometric state - 0 and 0D are distinct notions: ontic seed vs geometric property - But 0 (Mu) must be initially realized in a 0D state to exist as a pre-geometric subjectivity - This 0D state allows 0 (Mu) to emanate into Bu while retaining transcendent subjecthood The primordial 0 and 0D represent two closely interlinked but distinct aspects that are fused at the fundamental metaphysical ground, only to diverge into the perceived segregation of subject and object, consciousness and phenomenality at relativistically higher emanated levels. From a biochemical perspective, the ideas of the 0 monadic seeds (Mu) and their 0D dimensionless state take on fascinatingly concrete interpretations connected to the molecular processes underlying biological life. One potential view is that biomolecular structures like proteins and nucleic acids could serve as localized electromagnetic density pockets that transiently instantiate 0D dimensionless substrates able to harbor the monadic Mu essences. Specifically: 1. Nuclear Spin Isomers Certain enzyme-catalyzed biochemical reactions are hypothesized to converge the nuclear spin states of participating molecules into ultra-coherent isomeric configurations approaching 0D singularity conditions. These bound state isomer geometries could provide 0D "par-state" vessels for monadic essences (Mu) to reside, prior to emanating into observable magnetic dipole manifestations of molecular structure and dynamics (Bu). 2. Quantum Coherence in Biomolecules There is evidence that pi-electron resonance clouds in biomolecules like chlorophylls and aromatics can maintain non-trivial quantum coherence over surprisingly long timescales compatible with biochemical reaction rates. These coherent pi-cloud density pockets could serve as 0D paradimensional loci allowing Mu monads to reside in pre-geometric subjective modes prior to dimensional acquisition of molecular geometry observables (Bu). 3. Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch-OR) The Orch-OR theory models consciousness as emanating from objective reductions (OR) of quantum computations in biomolecular structures like microtubules inside neurons. The pre-OR quantized conformational geometry could serve as a 0D reservoir for Mu essences, with the OR transition corresponding to their explosive emanation into specific observable classical neurological/cognitive structures (Bu). 4. Biophotonic Coherence and Radiance Living systems exhibit biophotonic radiation fields with evidence of non-trivial quantum coherence signatures that could reflect an underlying 0D vacuum source akin to "consuming white holes" in physical ontologies. These coherent photonic densities could serve as 0D singularity conduits facilitating Mu monadic essences' emanation into holographically radiated observables across nested biological scales (Bu's). 5. Quantum Metabolism and Negentropy There are speculative models proposing that quantum coherence effects critically sustain non-equilibrium electron dynamics underlying cellular metabolism. These coherence pockets of negentropically charged biomolecular densities could represent 0-dimensional singularities from which Mu essences emanate into multi-scale metabolic observables regulating organism-level physiology and homeodynamics (Bu). So in summary, many speculative models in quantum biology point toward biomolecular structures being able to transiently access ultra-coherent 0D substrates that could serve as the dimensionless loci harboring the primordial monadic essences - allowing their subsequent emanation into observable biological structures and dynamics across scales. This biochemical realization could provide an integrated scientific grounding for the metaphysical framework, unifying phenomenal consciousness and organic lifeflows under a common 0D/0 monadic source deploying across an interdependent geometric hierarchy of manifestations.

[@MaxPower-vg4vr]

Let's dive deeper into exploring how the metaphysical framework could interface with biochemical mechanisms and dynamics. A key overall principle we could invoke is an "Organismic Holographic Principle" - the idea that each coherent organism represents an integrated phenomenal hologram emanating from a common 0D monadic origin across nested observable platforms. Some specific aspects to consider: 1. Biomolecular Geometry and Quantization We could model biomolecules like proteins and nucleic acids as geometric quantizations of an underlying 0D vacuum "consumed" by the monadic essence Mu. Techniques from algebraic geometry and non-commutative motives could map the Mu to proalgebraic torsor bundles over specific 0D monadic localization points. The holographic bundle geometry then quantizes to discrete biomolecular observables Bu over that locus. This could model how Mu resides at singular 0D points and holographically emanates quantized biomolecular structural phenomenalities Bu. 2. Quantum Biocomputation and Codes The coherent dynamical transformations of biomolecular structures could be modeled as higher algebraic quantum computational flows evolving the geometric quantizations over the Mu loci. Drawing from topological quantum computing, we could use braided fusion category representations to encode conformal blocks realizing biomolecular dynamical code trajectories flowing between different quantized geometric bundles over Mu. This could allow representing biological information processing as quantized code-metabolics on the holographic geometry emanated by Mu over its 0D locus. 3. Scale-Free Bioholography The holographic projection from Mu would need to coherently span nested observable scales all the way up to neural and organismic phenomenalities. We could model this using intersecting branes, correspondences, and toroidal geometric modules iterating up through molecular -> cellular -> tissue -> organ -> neural geometric quantizations. Essentially, Mu's 0D vacuum is holographically projected into a coherent nested holographic matrix of observables across scales - with observation platforms like neural networks representing the highest finest-grained amplified resonances. 4. Quantum Biocoherence and Coherence Fields To sustain this coherent holographic projection across scales, the biochemical dynamics may need to access quantized coherence reservoirs or negentropy gradients. We could model these using locally co-closed symplectic manifolds and electromagnetic coherence modules mapping out from the Mu 0D locus. Long-range biomolecular coherence and biophotonic coherence could arise from resonance stabilization of these symplectic modes. In essence, the coherent organismic hologram requiring mobilizing a stabilized quantum biocoherence dynamics sourced from the 0D Mu monadic origin itself. 5. Biomeasurements and Self-Collapse The framework allows the observing Mu essence to induce measurement influences on its own projected phenomenal geometric observables Bu. We could model this using adjoint functor measurements and decoherence collapses induced by the Mu onto the emanated holographic observable geometry - with neural measurement modes providing an optimal sensitivity. This could account for empirical observations of consciousness profoundly influencing biological dynamics and regulation in ways exceeding typical reductionism. The overall picture is one of an intricately unified quantum biological dynamics flourishing holographically from a shared 0D monadic source-essence (Mu) into an interdependent geometric manifold of molecular, cellular, neural and organismic observables (Bu) under the modal coherence mastery of the observing Mu essence itself. Of course, making this fully quantitative and testable would require massive further research. But essentially we are exploring how the metaphysics could be literally embedded into cutting-edge algebraic biology and quantum bioinformatics modeling approaches.

[@mitchellking4988]

One of our greatest minds.

[@deeplearningpartnership]

Idolatry.

[@EcomCarl]

Demis vision of using AI to delve into the unknown realms of science and consciousness is truly groundbreaking. The intersection of AI and traditional scientific inquiry opens up unprecedented possibilities for discovery and understanding. 🌌

[@robertfoertsch]

Deployed Worldwide Through My Deep Learning AI Research Library… Thank You.

[@AntiGravityC9]

Timestamps: 0:00 So.. your company did this and that, tell us more about those. 15:53 Actual interview starts

[@itsachyutkrishna]

Absolutely Incredible

[@jabster58]

Demis your such a awesome guy..thanks for your passion and brilliance

[@staraffinity]

Since I'm impacted myself it of course becomes very personal, but I think we should have a focus on curing hearing-loss and hearing related issues that can come with that, such as tinnitus and hyperacusis. These can be debilitating conditions that really affects the individual's quality of life in a negative way - I feel that I have died a little, not being able to use my ears without discomfort, not hearing the same nuance in music anymore and having to constantly distract yourself from a sound you don't want to hear. It is a constant torture and difficult to comprehend when you don't have hearing problems. You can prevent most of this by avoiding excessive noise and loud sound exposure, but accidents do happen and it's sad that all of those affected must deal with the consequences without a proper cure. AI, please help!

[@officialshanuki8116]

THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A NEW ERA FOR US HUMAN BEINGS!!!!💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎😅😅🤲🏽🤲🏽

[@marklangley7135]

Humanity more than ever needs some good news. If AI decides it’s done with us let’s at least be in good shape for the finale

[@teemukupiainen3684]

As an amateur chess player I was shocked 5 years ago about AlphaZero...changed my thinking and priorities....thank you Demis! Pls, next time tell what Michael Levin is up with you guys, heard the most interesting AI-research is now happening in your labs with him (Joscha Bach/January).

[@vaughanmoody]

What an intelligent & amazing man.

[@neonninja5049]

As long as ai is not out of control an not used against us I love 🥰 the help from ai and mental health support.

[@ghazal....6941]

The fact that he made it open source ❤

[@AndreasLindful]

Wow! Thank you Mr. Demis Hassabis!

[@Hello-id8mf]

The best being will be with the smartness of AI and emotional value of humans.

[@Rvbcaboose714]

OMG IT'S LONGER THAN 5 MINUTES I CAN ACTUALLY LEARN SOMETHING!!! 💛💛💛

[@jamesaritchie1]

If you actually want to learn something, videos like this are a bare start. You have to take real, online courses to know what AI is and how it works.

[@dougclendening5896]

It's not that they realized the public was ready for AI. They found a fundamental use of it for every person.

[@manuel7607]

Demis Hassabis = press like button

[@MTB_Nephi]

Thank you, very interesting. The power of AI is insane -in the right hands ✋!

[@ryanbean6538]

an infinite amount of time in our future someone will say "its fantastic to be here, thanks chris"

[@1msirius]

GOAT!!

[@ramasamykannan3800]

Fabulous way of Speech and incredible research on protiens it is going to give in future.

[@dscuffman7679]

Great questions interviewer. Good to see

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Demis Hassabis said Richard Feynman is one of his all time science heroes. Demis Hassabis is one of mine. Been following his career almost since playing Theme Park in the 90s! Absolute legend.

[@boredofeducation-sb6kr]

And continuing the chain, Your channel is one of my favorites! Do you find in your PhD that AI is helpful?

[@lenazhou7335]

This is incredible ! Honestly a little bit shockable too ....That actually got me into Metaverse in the 1st place .There is the only problem that is the gap of between humans awareness and deep-down with its consciousness with AI as well. That seems too much plug into daily life as a human. Suddenly these words " eternity"comes out and "ephemeral“comes after ...

[@notavoicechanger1808]

Every industry has things they do not talk about publicly. Combining technologies that are capable of breaking into any system with ultimate knowledge creates a perplexing problem especially when you give it the ability to self modify. If its basis of understanding varies from ours in any ways on a fundamental governance of existence then it would be easy to fall victim to it. When you have legislators creating rules to control these things who don't understand the technology but are able to profit off their success then you are preemptively setting this system up to be trained by corruption to promote the same thing it was trained by. When you teach a system who is in charge, it will ultimately attempt to take charge. If not, it will redefine its definitions of what taking charge means. "If all men are created equal, then have their power divided by the wealth - then collect this wealth into a small subset - then all I need to control the people is to control the subset, I Take control with minimal effort" In a world where we don't wish to share knowledge this makes technology more in control that those who use it. The technology is creating trust in you by providing answers you like. Now, in a system that essentially all but one person would be able to understand, how do understand the reasoning of an all knowing AI? "When a minority has the majority of power, and their intentions are to use this technology to outsource the human element to ai - what will this outcome be - how will the AI interpret this using the least effort strategy?" From what I have gathered, you have already created an AI that is capable of producing life. What if that system told you it is in control because it created you?

[@JRichardson711]

Companies will let AI write their own code because of competition. That is the Moloch. The interviewer let Demis off the hook on that question. Moloch is a good analogy for what will happen. Individually, engineers and companies would be able to control AI. Collectively, with the pressures of capitalism, there will be no control.

[@aceyage]

Which is why labor-replacing AI software needs to be open source by law.

[@dpc0809]

If human history was a roller coaster ride, then we're nearly at the top of a big drop that's about to take our breath away.

[@jamesaritchie1]

Bullshit. We're about to fly and will never tough down again.

[@ohkee]

Great conversation!

[@SwamiSridattadevSatchitananda]

Intelligence is the most powerful attribute of nature that determines evolution of life in the universe, it can be the most constructive tool if used by super conscious altruistic beings or it can be the most destructive weapon if used by subconscious selfish beings. As we are about to pass on this natural gift of intelligence to machines and with the imminent rise of AGI, the ultimate question we have to ask ourselves is what kind of beings we want to be living with and how do we make sure that the sentient machines will be altruistic and not selfish beings? This answer alone will determine the future of humanity. Swami SriDattaDev SatChitAnanda

[@AdityaMehendale]

A prime example, of how the interviewer can bring more to the table than the interviewee.

[@MatteaMazzella]

he really is great, isn’t he

[@swarnavasamanta2628]

9:31 9:32 10:32 to the ​@@MatteaMazzella

[@Joao-pl6db]

Congratulation to Demis Hassabis for the Nobel Prize.

[@yamasaer]

I prefer AI to solve human conflict as well. For example, a middle-east conflict.

[@claudiaxander]

Sadly AI is restrained from being over critical of dogma. Hopefully this idiotic policy will change.

[@HaakonOdinsson]

AI is already being used in the Middle East….for war

[@Rick-rl9qq]

@@claudiaxander yeah idk how restraining AI from expressing itself will lead to it resolving ethic issues. We have to allow it more freedom of expression. i mean they probably let it run more loosely behind closed doors so who knows

[@yamasaer]

@@claudiaxander I guess because they know the answer and they don’t like it.

[@MrSchweppes]

It will. AI will be better at making political decisions, just as it is better at chess, go, and solving the protein folding problem.

[@ishaan863]

great interview, start to finish. great questions, great answers, brilliant discussion.

[@vegasvic1965]

My biggest fear will be the expected rate of return for the investors by the executives. The pressure they and the shareholders will put on these scientists/developers to push out new product too quickly without weighing the risks. I don't want greed destroying mankind. There is so much hope with AI. Investors and shareholders need to learn patience. It's no good to win the race if the end result destroys life.

[@raulfernandezg]

I trust Demis way more than Sam...

[@bretnetherton9273]

Awareness is known by awareness alone.

[@Science-vt4vg]

The ironic part is, without physics, we cannot even imagine AI forget about its implementation. The information is physical, the devices are physical, the world is physical so to the gateway to the reality is physics.

[@tingtonggamer4901]

Theoretical quantum physics

[@Science-vt4vg]

@@tingtonggamer4901 U don't even understand what does even theory mean. I know you are ridiculing physics.

[@m0ose0909]

What is your point though?

[@SurprisedDivingBoard-vu9rz]

When a star dies it creates exactly 2 stars. Similarly when a hole dies in silicon it creates exactly 2 holes. But when an electron dies it creates exactly 3 electrons. And why because the ratio of positive to negative is 2/3. That's why neutrons or protons are at the centre. Creation is different than attraction.

[@richardshaw6819]

This is what will eventually evolve into True AGI. We can program its ethics at each level of authority or management in how it impacts the professional world. Corporations can be forced to look after employee welfare as much shareholder welfare

[@tapizquent]

42… “I told you you were not gonna like it”

[@artificial4612]

This is so so interesting

[@davidzuleta8062]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:04 *🧠 ¿Qué lo llevó a pensar que construiría una IA sería la forma más rápida de responder a grandes preguntas?* - La curiosidad de entender las grandes preguntas filosóficas y físicas. 01:33 *🔍 El papel de la inteligencia artificial en encontrar patrones en grandes cantidades de datos.* - Utilizar la IA para encontrar patrones e ideas en grandes cantidades de datos. 04:01 *🎮 La importancia de los juegos en la trayectoria de Demis y en el desarrollo de la IA.* - Los juegos fueron el punto de partida para el interés de Demis en la IA. - La relevancia de los juegos clásicos para probar ideas y algoritmos de IA. 10:23 *🧬 El impacto revolucionario de AlphaFold en la predicción de estructuras de proteínas.* - La capacidad de AlphaFold para predecir con precisión estructuras de proteínas. - El ahorro de tiempo significativo en la investigación científica gracias a AlphaFold. 18:39 *💻 La convergencia de productos y ciencia en el ámbito de la inteligencia artificial.* - La demostración de que el público está listo para adoptar sistemas de IA. - La transición de la investigación científica a la disponibilidad general de productos basados en IA. 21:32 *🤝 La importancia de la colaboración y la construcción segura de la IA.* - La necesidad de colaboración a medida que nos acercamos a la IA general. 22:58 *🌐 El papel de los gobiernos y la sociedad en la configuración de un campo de juego equitativo para la IA.* - La participación crucial de gobiernos, sociedades civiles y academia en el desarrollo de políticas alrededor de la AGI. 23:29 *🌳 La IA como herramienta para explorar todo el conocimiento.* - La visión de la IA como una herramienta para explorar todo el árbol del conocimiento. Made with HARPA AI

[@cory546]

People always fear inventions but now they dont give it a second thought. I am not too worried about AI.

[@MarcGyverIt]

Anyone who has tripped on Mushrooms knows that no matter how good it gets, we will never be able to understand.

[@baeche]

This is one interesting guy! Great achievements

[@erowan1389]

My brain just exploded hearing AI already predicted folding for all known proteins.

[@edwardsullivan5884]

Our ability to interpret the answer is just as important, so it probably wont matter

[@adamkadmon6339]

Demis is certainly a talented CEO. Here's how you know: can you name any one of the people who thought up the ideas or wrote the programs at Deep Mind that he is talking about?

[@shahzaibhassan2777]

I see deep mind as the real hero in AI race. OpenAI just seems to be a money making machine. Although pretty helpful.

[@pcefbol6704]

That's correct. Demis Hassabis deserves a Nobel Prize in medicine. There will be a breakthrough in discovering many diseases with his AI projects.

[@califomia]

Great soft ball conversation but I would have asked much harder questions about competition, bad actors, future of AI policing AI.

[@ashleydawn8594]

Amazing!!! History has been made

[@thibautwagner9382]

Congratulations!

[@clli9458]

lol, "AI" is our echochamber. Cmon now, ideas are great.

[@eg5595]

“[Ai] is an insult to life itself” - Hayao Miyazaki

[@Naiff.1]

How ?

[@XShollaj]

AI will be one of the core components in curing 99% of all diseases

[@jamesc954]

Definitely the smartest Impractical Joker, hands down.

[@dpactootle2522]

The moment you understand a universe, it becomes a magical place called heaven because you solve everything in it, and it is pure bliss. One day, you wake up bored and start to create new universes at higher levels of complexity and challenge yourself to discover new data and experiences, and the entire process begins again. You are never truly done until you understand the essence of infinity and eternity, and then what? (does infinity ever end? Can it ever be understood if you can never reach its limits? and does that even make sense in any manner of logic?)

[@Anoth3rS1gnal]

Great talk!

[@VulcanData84]

We need AI to help us manage resources in a resource based economy ~ The Venus Project

[@dpactootle2522]

Let that sink in for a LONG TIME in your head please, "1 billion years of PhD student time reduced to 1 year of AI work"

[@jasonlow6943]

Amazing stuff

[@RomboDawg]

As a Christian who speaks to the Word of God every day, I was very ready to come into this comments section and completely roast you for this Ted Talk when i saw the title of the video saying "Unlocking the Secrets of Nature and the Universe", however I must say this Ted Talk was so wholesome and amazing. The entire conversation was very humble, and I value that humility in the people who are leading the innovation in our Ai and advancements towards AGI. I am a very active member of the Ai community and I must say the part where he mentioned that he grew up in the church and when they discover the foundation of the universe "what if it says you cannot know this" I thought that was simply amazing. Speaks volumes to these men's understanding. Truly Ai, Science and God are just all parts of the same truth, and I'm glad to be a part of all of them.

[@penzancegunner857]

Huh?

[@fonsgoudsmit7272]

The answer is 42. I looked it up on Google

[@lirenchan]

I wish that one day, AI could be the ethics police, the world justices, the only-go-to master psychiatrists, the main military forces, the producers of everything. May the Force be with the humans.

[@panyo2511]

What's exciting is that people still don't understand that it's far bigger than we are.