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Exclusive: DeepMind veteran Thore Graepel quits to pursue AI reasoning venture

We need to fundamentally redesign AI, Graepel says

Freya Pratty

5 min read

Thore Graepel lights up when he recounts watching AlphaGo, an AI program developed by DeepMind, win its historic match against Go grandmaster Lee Sedol in 2016. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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