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Google DeepMind: The Podcast

Hannah Fry
Google Deepmind
Artificial Intelligence
Deepmind
AGI
Patient-Doctor Relationship
Alphafold
Gemini
Health Care
Generative AI
Medical Imaging
Diabetic Retinopathy
Drug Discovery
Robotics
Cancer Care
Tuberculosis
Reinforcement Learning
AI Safety
Cybersecurity
Artificial General Intelligence
Project Astra

Join mathematician and broadcaster Professor Hannah Fry as she goes behind the scenes of the world-leading research lab to uncover the extraordinary ways AI is transforming our world. No hype. No spin, just compelling discussions and grand scientific ambition.

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Latest Episodes

Learn how invisible, mathematical watermarks help trace AI provenance, protect against misuse, and safeguard protein sequence design without impacting biological function.

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00:00 Introduction

00:34 What is a watermark?

04:35 SynthID

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Can artificial intelligence solve one of science’s most chaotic physics puzzles? In this episode, Professor Hannah Fry sits down with Peter Battaglia, Senior Director of Research at Google DeepMind, to explore how machine learning is transforming glo... more

Now, if you ask an AI a question, it will usually give you an absolute answer with unwavering authority, even if that answer turns out to be wrong. In fact, today's AI seems to be missing a fundamental human trait: self-doubt. Long before the current... more

Neel and his team are trying to do something phenomenally difficult: understand an intelligence that didn't come with a manual. Together, they explore the cutting-edge "neuroscience" of artificial intelligence—revealing the surprising, elegant struct... more

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Recent Guests

Jeremy Radcliffe
Biosecurity researcher
Undisclosed
Episode: From deepfakes to DNA: the science of watermarking AI
Peter Battaglia
Senior Director of Research at Google DeepMind
Google DeepMind
Episode: Can AI help us better predict the weather?
Zoubin Ghahramani
Professor at Cambridge and co-leader of Frontier AI at Google DeepMind
University of Cambridge; Google DeepMind
Episode: The mathematics of AI uncertainty
Neil Nanda
Leader of the Language Model Interpretability Team
Google DeepMind
Episode: Understanding the inner thoughts of AI
Nenad Tomashev
Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind
Google DeepMind
Episode: When millions of AI agents meet
Thore Graepel
Distinguished research scientist at Google DeepMind, key architect of AlphaGo
Google DeepMind
Episode: 10 Years of AlphaGo: The Turning Point for AI | Thore Graepel & Pushmeet Kohli
Pushmeet Kohli
Leads Google DeepMind science work
Google DeepMind
Episode: 10 Years of AlphaGo: The Turning Point for AI | Thore Graepel & Pushmeet Kohli
Shane Legg
Co-founder of DeepMind and chief AGI scientist
Google DeepMind
Episode: The Arrival of AGI with Shane Legg (co-founder of DeepMind)
John Jumper
Nobel Prize winner and AI researcher
Google DeepMind
Episode: AlphaFold: Grand Challenge to Nobel Prize with John Jumper

Host

Hannah Fry
Host of Google DeepMind: The Podcast

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 1.8k ratings
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    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Wtfsteve
    United States10 months ago
  • Top drawer

    Dr. Fry, so well prepared, empathetic, enthusiastic, so able to draw out the best from her illustrious guests.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jed Lukewater
    Canada10 months ago
  • Interesting and Insightful

    Well worth a listen in order to get a clearer picture of what AI is and will do, and what the implications are for all of us.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    CmLondon
    United Kingdom10 months ago
  • Great

    It is very good but can you focus on alpha zero and alpha go and more on AI chess and AI games

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    never going up singer
    Singapore10 months ago
  • AI for Everyone!

    Perfect blend of examining the technology and exploring how AI is affecting society today, as well as the changes that may occur in the coming years. Every episode is brilliant!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Global Patriot
    United Statesa year ago

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Guests are varied and high-caliber, with practical insights into AI's future.
The show is accessible to both tech professionals and curious non-specialists, with strong production and thoughtful questions.
Listeners praise the host for clear, prepared interviewing and inviting depth.

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#148
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#28
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#22
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#154
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#214
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#228
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Can AI help us better predict the weather?
Q: Why is probabilistic forecasting important in weather prediction?
Because weather is inherently uncertain, probabilistic forecasting presents multiple plausible futures, helping decision-makers prepare for a range of outcomes, including rare but impactful events.
Can AI help us better predict the weather?
Q: How does WeatherNext 3 differ from previous models?
WeatherNext 3 takes in raw satellite imagery and predicts raw station observations, operating end-to-end instead of relying on staged processes, which increases accuracy and enables higher resolution forecasts.
Can AI help us better predict the weather?
Q: Tell me the story about Hurricane Melissa.
Melissa demonstrated how AI forecasts could identify rapid intensification weeks in advance, informing official warnings and evacuations and revealing the partnership with the National Hurricane Center as a key driver of improved decision-making.
The mathematics of AI uncertainty
Q: What practical steps or ideas could help AI systems be more calibrated and honest about uncertainty?
Approaches include explicit probability representations, Bayesian updating, semantic entropy analysis of model internals, ensemble methods, and designing systems to communicate their uncertainty clearly to users, especially in high-stakes domains.
The mathematics of AI uncertainty
Q: How well do current AI systems represent uncertainty, and why is explicit probabilistic reasoning still challenging?
Today's models mainly perform next-token prediction and often lack an explicit internal representation of probability over their beliefs; while they can mimic reasoning traces, true, explicit handling of uncertainty remains hard due to computational constraints and training objectives that prioritize data modeling over probabilistic grounding.

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What is Google DeepMind: The Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show offers deep-dive conversations with leading AI researchers and practitioners, focusing on how advances in AI are built, evaluated, and applied across science, technology, and society. Episodes frequently explore core AI concepts (uncertainty, interpretability, agentive systems), real-world impact (weather forecasting, biology, cybersecurity), and the broader implications for ethics, safety, and governance. A standout feature is the host's ability to translate complex research into accessible, human-centered storytelling, often interviewing prominent DeepMind researchers and collaborators. The format regularly blends technical depth with practical applications, making it valuable for listeners who want to understand not just what AI... more

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