Although he enjoyed the intellectual stimulation of chess competition, he longed to apply his skills to a larger area and decided to pursue the study of artificial intelligence (AI). By age 13, Hassabis was a recognized chess master and was soon playing adults in international competition. His fascination with both games and computers grew with every year. Given his first computer at age eight, he programmed it to play the board game Othello. He showed a precocious aptitude for all games employing logic and strategy. He took to it quickly and was soon beating both of them. Demis was four years old when he saw his father and an uncle playing chess and asked them to teach him the game. Demis and his family moved frequently as his father pursued a variety of business and creative ventures. He is of both Greek and Chinese ancestry his father came from Cyprus, his mother from Singapore.
JDemis Hassabis, the eldest of three, was born in London, England, to a Greek father and a Singaporean mother.ĭemis Hassabis was born in London, England.
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