- Duration: 1 min
- Publication date: 20 May 2016
- Part of series IET and RTS Joint Lecture
Abstract
Dr Demis Hassabis was interviewed following his IET/RTS 2015 lecture "Artificial Intelligence and the Future". To watch the full lecture please visit: https://tv.theiet.org/?videoid=7510
Dr Demis Hassabis said: "I'm looking forward to talking about our goal of developing artificial general intelligence and how it can help us solve big challenges in the world."
Theresa Wise, CEO of the RTS, added: "Following the success of last year's joint public lecture delivered by Dr Mike Lynch OBE, we are thrilled to be teaming up with the IET once again to offer audiences the chance to hear from the brilliant Dr Demis Hassabis. The evening promises to be a fascinating glimpse into an incredible, and rapidly approaching future."
Naomi Climer, IET President, commented: "Dr Hassabis is a world expert on artificial intelligence and we are delighted to be hosting this lecture with the Royal Television Society. This lecture forms an important part of the IET's remit to inspire, inform and influence. Engineering and technology are central to our everyday lives and artificial intelligence represents a particularly exciting area of technology that is set to transform our quality of life in the future."
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