Demis Hassabis is a British artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist, and entrepreneur, renowned for co-founding and leading Google DeepMind. Born in London in 1976, Hassabis was a child chess prodigy and began his career in video game development, co-designing the hit game Theme Park at age 17. He later earned a double first in computer science from Cambridge and completed a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience at University College London. In 2010, Hassabis co-founded DeepMind, which was acquired by Google in 2014. Under his leadership, DeepMind achieved major AI milestones, including AlphaGo, the first program to defeat a world champion in the game of Go, and AlphaFold, which accurately predicts protein structures. In 2024, Hassabis and colleague John Jumper were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on AlphaFold, highlighting AI’s transformative role in scientific discovery. Beyond DeepMind, Hassabis founded Isomorphic Labs, focusing on AI-driven drug discovery. He is also a member of the Royal Society and serves as an AI adviser to the UK government. His interdisciplinary approach continues to shape the future of AI and its applications across various fields.​