Quote 145 · Demis Hassabis

Said in a video · quote 14517 Oct 2026

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 · 15 Oct 2026 · at 0:12

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The fact it supports: 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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Hassabis says not releasing Google's early LaMDA was probably wrong 17 Oct 2026

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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)” Demis Hassabis. From Demis Hassabis: How AI Solves Impossible Problems (Intelligence Squared) at 0:12. Quoted by ai notis. https://ainotis.com/q/145

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Demis Hassabis. (2026, October 15). “the Google Brain side of it had a product, a very early one. It was called Lambda in those days. (00:12-00:17)” [Video at 0:12]. https://ainotis.com/q/145

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