MEETUP · SAN FRANCISCO
JSV Book Club: The Infinity Machine with Sebastian Mallaby
Join the Jackson Square Ventures Book Club for an evening with Sebastian Mallaby, bestselling author and journalist, to discuss his new book, The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind,...
- When
- Tue, Nov 17
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM PT - Where
- North Beach, San Francisco, CA
- Host
- Jackson Square Ventures
- Entry
- Free to attend
About this event
Join the Jackson Square Ventures Book Club for an evening with Sebastian Mallaby, bestselling author and journalist, to discuss his new book, The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence.
An instant New York Times bestseller, The Infinity Machine takes readers inside the race to build AGI through the extraordinary story of Demis Hassabis, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and co-founder of DeepMind. Drawing on unprecedented access to Hassabis and interviews with some of the most influential figures in AI, Mallaby explores the scientific breakthroughs, personal rivalries, and enormous stakes behind the pursuit of superintelligence, and what it could mean for humanity.
The conversation will be moderated by Greg Gretsch, Co-founder and Managing Director of Jackson Square Ventures.
Evening Schedule:
5:00pm – Social hour with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres 6:00pm – Fireside chat with Sebastian Mallaby and Greg Gretsch 7:00pm – Audience Q&A and book signing (time permitting)
About the Book:
Instant New York Times Bestseller • One of NPR's Best Books of the Year • Nominated for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year
The Infinity Machine chronicles the remarkable journey of Demis Hassabis, from child chess prodigy and teenage programming genius to Nobel Prize-winning scientist and one of the central figures in the global AI race. Throu...
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