Demis Hassabis Recommended Books

Books about Demis Hassabis

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AI Biography DeepMind

About Demis Hassabis and DeepMind

The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence

by Sebastian Mallaby · 2026

Sebastian Mallaby's biography of Demis Hassabis and reported account of DeepMind's development of advanced AI systems.

About Demis Hassabis and DeepMind The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence

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Penguin Books UK · 2026 · accessed 2026-06-29

The Penguin publisher route for ISBN 9780241702284 identifies Sebastian Mallaby's The Infinity Machine as a 2026 book about Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and superintelligence; curl redirected to Penguin search during capture, so the cover remains a placeholder pending a stable asset.

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Books Demis Hassabis recommends, documented so far

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AI Consciousness Mathematics

Godel, Escher, Bach

by Douglas R. Hofstadter · 1979

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Douglas R. Hofstadter · Pulitzer-winning cognitive scientist

Tying together Godel's incompleteness theory with mathematics, with Escher's drawings, and Bach's fugues. And showing they're all related in some way.

Exact quote verified Recommended video Demis Hassabis: The interview

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YouTube · timestamp 22:56 · accessed 2026-06-17

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Recommended · YouTube interview clip · video Source timestamp 22:56

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Chess AI Strategy

Game Changer

by Matthew Sadler & Natasha Regan · 2019

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Matthew Sadler · Chess grandmaster

Natasha Regan · Chess author

If you want to find out more #AlphaZero, I recommend checking out the great Game Changer book.

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X · 2020-02-02 · accessed 2026-06-22

The original X post was fetched through the public fxtwitter mirror during batch 57. Hassabis directly recommends checking out the Game Changer book for readers who want to learn more about AlphaZero.

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Recommended · X post · social Source 2020-02-02

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Physics Science Memoir Curiosity

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

by Richard Feynman & Ralph Leighton · 1985

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Richard Feynman · Nobel physicist

Ralph Leighton · Co-author

Documented citation: I really recommend to any students watching this to read those books.

Documented citation Recommended article When Google AI CEO Demis Hassabis shared the book that influenced him most as a student and said: I really recommend to every student to read these books

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The Times of India · 2026-03-18 · accessed 2026-06-20

The article reports that Hassabis said Feynman's memoir influenced him as a student and quoted him recommending those books to students during a Nobel Prize interview in Stockholm.

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Recommended · Reported Nobel interview recommendation · article Source 2026-03-18

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History Humanity Ideas

Sapiens

by Yuval Noah Harari · 2011

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Yuval Noah Harari · Historian and author

Documented citation: Public indexes report Hassabis saying Sapiens gave him many new ideas.

Documented citation Documented citation video Demis Hassabis interview mentioning Sapiens

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YouTube · timestamp 35:23 · accessed 2026-06-21

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Documented citation · YouTube interview clip · video Source timestamp 35:23

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Physics Hard Science Cosmology

Dreams of a Final Theory

by Steven Weinberg · 1992

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Steven Weinberg · Nobel physicist

Documented citation: All about a physicist struggling to find a final theory of everything.

Documented citation Mentioned video Demis Hassabis, Academy Class of 2017, Full Interview

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Academy of Achievement / YouTube · timestamp 4:25 · accessed 2026-06-21

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Science Fiction Civilization AI

Foundation

by Isaac Asimov · 1951

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Isaac Asimov · Science fiction author and biochemist

One of the best science fiction series ever written (the original trilogy).

Exact quote verified Mentioned social Demis Hassabis post about Foundation

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X · 2020-02-20 · accessed 2026-06-22

The original X post was fetched through the public fxtwitter mirror during batch 57. Hassabis calls the original Foundation trilogy one of the best science-fiction series ever written; this remains a series-level mention, not a direct recommendation for the first book.

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Mentioned · X post · social Source 2020-02-20

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Science Fiction AI Civilization

Consider Phlebas

by Iain M. Banks · 1987

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Iain M. Banks · Science fiction author

Banks' Culture series is brilliant. Consider Phlebas is one of my favourite books.

Exact quote verified Mentioned social Demis Hassabis post about the Culture series and Consider Phlebas

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X · 2018-04-01 · accessed 2026-06-22

The original X post was fetched through the public fxtwitter mirror during batch 57. Hassabis praises Banks's Culture series and calls Consider Phlebas one of his favorite books; this is kept as a mention, not a direct recommendation.

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Mentioned · X post · social Source 2018-04-01

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Creativity Management Technology

Creativity, Inc.

by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace · 2014

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Ed Catmull · Pixar co-founder

Amy Wallace · Writer

Documented citation: Public indexes report Hassabis calling Creativity, Inc. a brilliant book about Pixar.

Documented citation Documented citation video Demis Hassabis interview mentioning Creativity, Inc.

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YouTube · timestamp 19:20 · accessed 2026-06-21

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Physics Quantum Computing Science

The Fabric of Reality

by David Deutsch · 1997

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David Deutsch · Quantum computation physicist

Documented citation: I think that poses all the big questions in physics that I would love one day to tackle with our AI tools.

Documented citation Mentioned video Demis Hassabis interview mentioning The Fabric of Reality

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YouTube · 2023-07-11 · accessed 2026-06-21

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Mentioned · YouTube interview clip · video Source 2023-07-11

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Science Fiction AI Simulation

Permutation City

by Greg Egan · 1994

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Greg Egan · Science fiction author

Diaspora is amazing, but I think it's best to read Permutation City first.

Exact quote verified Mentioned social Demis Hassabis post about reading Permutation City first

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X · 2023-07-14 · accessed 2026-06-22

The original X reply was fetched through the public fxtwitter mirror during batch 57. Hassabis calls Diaspora amazing and says it is best to read Permutation City first; this is reading-order evidence, not a standalone direct recommendation.

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Mentioned · X post · social Source 2023-07-14

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Fiction Ideas Learning

The Glass Bead Game

by Hermann Hesse · 1943

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Hermann Hesse · Nobel Prize-winning novelist

One of my favourite books of all-time: The Glass Bead Game.

Exact quote verified Mentioned social Demis Hassabis post about The Glass Bead Game

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X · 2016-08-07 · accessed 2026-06-22

The original X post was fetched through the public fxtwitter mirror during batch 57. Hassabis calls The Glass Bead Game one of his favorite books of all time; this is kept as a mention, not a direct recommendation.

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Mentioned · X post · social Source 2016-08-07

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