Demis Hassabis’s journey in AI began with his early mastery of chess, leading to a fascination with the mental processes behind complex thoughts. Starting his programming journey with an electronic chess computer, he later founded DeepMind and created AlphaZero, an AI algorithm that outperformed human chess masters. Hassabis’s groundbreaking work in AI, including the creation of AlphaFold2, has revolutionized protein structure prediction and has the potential to significantly speed up drug development processes.
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Can Barcelona Solve One of the Toughest Housing Crises in Europe?
Marga Aguilar faces eviction from her Barcelona apartment after a Dutch investment fund bought the building for temporary rentals, highlighting Spain's housing crisis driven by investor acquisitions and rising prices. Barcelona's mayor has implemented rental price caps and ended licenses for Airbnb homes to address the affordability problem, but activists push for immediate solutions like utilizing empty homes for long-term rentals. Amid protests and tensions between property owners and renters, the government is constructing affordable...
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