DeepMind’s Five-Year Journey to Artificial General Intelligence
After its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival and a successful international tour, DeepMind has made “The Thinking Game” available for everyone to watch for free. This remarkable documentary offers an unprecedented look inside one of the world’s most influential AI research labs.
From Chess Prodigy to AI Pioneer
The documentary follows Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of DeepMind, exploring how his extraordinary beginnings as a chess prodigy and game designer shaped his lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Filmed over five years by the same award-winning team behind the acclaimed “AlphaGo” documentary, the film provides intimate access to the scientists and researchers working at the cutting edge of AI.
From Games to Scientific Breakthroughs
“The Thinking Game” chronicles DeepMind’s evolution from mastering complex strategy games to tackling real-world scientific challenges. The documentary captures the team’s rigorous process of discovery, including:
- AlphaGo – The AI that defeated world champion Go player Lee Sedol
- AlphaFold – The breakthrough that solved the 50-year-old “protein folding problem”
- The ups and downs of pushing the boundaries of what machines can learn
Why This Documentary Matters
At a time when AI is transforming every industry and sparking global conversations about its implications, “The Thinking Game” offers something rare: transparency. It shows the human side of AI development – the failures, the breakthroughs, the ethical debates, and the relentless curiosity that drives these researchers.
Whether you’re an AI enthusiast, a researcher, or simply curious about the technology shaping our future, this documentary provides essential context for understanding where artificial intelligence is heading.
Watch It Free
DeepMind has made the full documentary available on YouTube at no cost. It’s a must-watch for anyone interested in the future of artificial intelligence and the people working to make it a reality.
The Thinking Game is produced by the team behind the award-winning AlphaGo documentary and premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Festival.
