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CEO, Google DeepMind · Jul 23, 2025 · Interview, Lex Fridman Podcast #475

And it sort of fits with the way I think about physics in general, which is that I think information is primary, information is the most sort of fundamental unit of the universe, more fundamental than energy and matter.

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Demis Hassabis, CEO, Google DeepMind
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Lex Fridman Podcast #475
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Science
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DeepMind
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