
2026 Programme
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The Future of Creativity with Demis Hassabis
Wednesday 24 June, 14:30–15:00
Overview
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Description:
For Google DeepMind co-founder and CEO Demis Hassabis, the fusion of technology and art is a lifelong pursuit. It began in the early ‘90s while he was designing best-selling simulation games like Theme Park, and continues today at Google DeepMind, where the team is building AI tools to empower artistic expression – while pushing the boundaries of AI.
In this fireside chat, Demis will discuss Google DeepMind’s collaborations with artists across film, games, and music, and how these partnerships are steering AI towards authentic storytelling. Hear the leader of one of the world’s frontier AI labs talk about his vision for how AI can help to build a future that respects, empowers and expands human creative expression.
Content Stream
Innovation Unwrapped
Your guide to the pioneers, technologies and transformations already shaping tomorrow.
Demis Hassabis
Google DeepMind
Co-Founder and CEO
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- Innovation Unwrapped
- Festival Talks
- American Sign Language (ASL) provided
- Live Captioning in 60 languages