Demis Hassabis

Hassabis described the book while discussing works that influenced how he thinks about minds and intelligence.

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

Video · YouTube interview clip

Timestamped source link discovered from a public recommendation index and retained as the original video source URL.

Hassabis linked to Game Changer while pointing readers toward a book about AlphaZero's chess discoveries.

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X · 2020-02-02 · accessed 2026-06-22

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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.

The article reports Hassabis naming Richard Feynman's memoir as influential during his student years and recommending Feynman's books to students in a 2024 Nobel Prize interview context.

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

Article · Reported Nobel interview recommendation

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.

Timestamped YouTube source retained as a citation lead; not counted as a direct recommendation until the primary transcript is verified.

This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.

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

Video · YouTube interview clip

Timestamped YouTube URL recovered from Most Recommended Books. Quote text is not treated as exact because it was not directly extracted from the primary transcript in this pass.

Hassabis described reading Weinberg's book in a timestamped Academy interview; the wording is a descriptive mention rather than a direct recommendation.

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

Video · YouTube interview clip

Original YouTube timestamp recovered from Most Recommended Books as a lead; the quote is treated as a mention because it describes the book without explicit recommendation language.

Series-level praise retained as a contextual mention only; it is not counted as a direct recommendation for the first Foundation book.

The quote is taken word for word from the source. It is a mention, not counted as a direct recommendation.

X · 2020-02-20 · accessed 2026-06-22

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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.

Hassabis praises the Culture series and names Consider Phlebas as a favorite book; retained as a mention because the post is praise/context rather than a reader-facing recommendation.

The quote is taken word for word from the source. It is a mention, not counted as a direct recommendation.

X · 2018-04-01 · accessed 2026-06-22

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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.

Timestamped YouTube source retained as a citation lead; not counted as a direct recommendation until the primary transcript is verified.

This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.

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

Video · YouTube interview clip

Timestamped YouTube URL recovered from Most Recommended Books. Quote text is not treated as exact because it was not directly extracted from the primary transcript in this pass.

Hassabis discussed Deutsch's book as posing big physics questions; this is retained as a high-signal mention rather than a direct recommendation.

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

Video · YouTube interview clip

Recommentions records this quote from the same 2023 video source; no stronger recommendation wording was found during this pass.

Reading-order advice retained as a mention because Hassabis is advising order between related Greg Egan books rather than making a standalone recommendation.

The quote is taken word for word from the source. It is a mention, not counted as a direct recommendation.

X · 2023-07-14 · accessed 2026-06-22

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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.

Favorite-book lead retained as a mention because the post documents strong personal praise rather than a reader-facing recommendation.

The quote is taken word for word from the source. It is a mention, not counted as a direct recommendation.

X · 2016-08-07 · accessed 2026-06-22

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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.