You can generate as much synthetic data as you want from games because the system can play against itself, and games also have very clear metrics—win conditions and score maximization—which are useful from an AI perspective for optimization.

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Demis Hassabis

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you can have the system play against itself and generate...a lot of synthetic data...games have very clear metrics, win conditions, maximizing the score [12:41]

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Sir Demis Hassabis on The Future of Knowledge | Institute for Advanced StudyInstitute for Advanced Study
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:33:14 AM

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