11May

Inside the infinity machine: Demis Hassabis and the quest for superintelligence

Hosted by the Data Science Institute and Space House

In-person public event (Space House, 12 Keeley Street, London, WC2B 4BA)

Monday 11 May 2026 6pm - 8pm

For the past three years, Sebastian Mallaby has had unprecedented access to to the founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, Demis Hassabis. The result is a revelation-packed portrait of a singular mind and a historic reckoning with the AI revolution.

Mallaby’s new book, “The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the quest for superintelligence”, became an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. It offers a portrait of one of the most influential figures shaping the future of AI.

In this conversation, Mallaby is joined by Assistant Professor (Education) at the LSE Data Science Institute, Dr Jon Cardoso-Silva. They will discuss Mallaby's book, and his predictions of what comes next in an increasingly AI-shaped world.

Drinks reception from 6.00pm
Talk begins at 6.30pm
Signed copies of Sebastian Mallaby’s book will be available to buy on the night.

Meet our speaker and chair

Sebastian Mallaby is the author of several books including the "The Power Law, More Money Than God" and "The Man Who Knew", which won the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. A former Financial Times contributing editor and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, Mallaby is the Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Dr Jon Cardoso-Silva is an Assistant Professor (Education) in the LSE Data Science Institute where he teaches modern best practices for the collection, storage and manipulation of data for analytics and AI. Jon co-leads the GENIAL project, a study that looks into how the use of AI by undergraduate students impact, or interfere, with their learning experience at university.

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