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Demis Hassabis said "the Google Brain side of it had a product, a very early one. It was called Lambda in those days" (00:12); Lambda is the automatic captions’ spelling of LaMDA.

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the Google Brain side of it had a product, a very early one. It was called Lambda in those days. (00:12-00:17)

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Demis Hassabis: How AI Solves Impossible Problems
Intelligence Squared · 2026-10-15

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Hassabis says not releasing Google's early LaMDA was probably wrong 17 Oct 2026

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“Demis Hassabis said "the Google Brain side of it had a product, a very early one. It was called Lambda in those days" (00:12); Lambda is the automatic captions’ spelling of LaMDA.” ai notis, checked 17 Oct 2026. Source: Demis Hassabis: How AI Solves Impossible Problems (Intelligence Squared). https://ainotis.com/c/1677

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ai notis. (2026, October 17). Demis Hassabis said "the Google Brain side of it had a product, a very early one. It was called Lambda in those days" (00:12); Lambda is the automatic captions’ spelling of LaMDA [Checked claim 1677]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/1677

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