Quote 146 · Demis Hassabis

Said in a video · quote 14617 Oct 2026

there’d been a conscious decision not to release that, and it was obviously in retrospect probably the wrong decision. (00:19-00:23)

Demis Hassabis

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Demis Hassabis: How AI Solves Impossible Problems
Intelligence Squared · 15 Oct 2026 · at 0:19

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The fact it supports: Demis Hassabis said "there'd been a conscious decision not to release that, and it was obviously in retrospect probably the wrong decision", speaking of Google Brain's early product (00:19).

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

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“there’d been a conscious decision not to release that, and it was obviously in retrospect probably the wrong decision. (00:19-00:23)” Demis Hassabis. From Demis Hassabis: How AI Solves Impossible Problems (Intelligence Squared) at 0:19. Quoted by ai notis. https://ainotis.com/q/146

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Demis Hassabis. (2026, October 15). “there’d been a conscious decision not to release that, and it was obviously in retrospect probably the wrong decision. (00:19-00:23)” [Video at 0:19]. https://ainotis.com/q/146

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