{"id":17721,"date":"2026-04-27T02:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/17721\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T02:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:16:13","slug":"alphago-father-ceo-hassabis-visits-korea-meets-president-lee-for-ai-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/17721\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;AlphaGo Father&#8217; CEO Hassabis Visits Korea&#8230;Meets President Lee for AI Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n      Google DeepMind CEO Visits Korea After 10 Years  <br \/>Sharing AI Achievements and Exploring Collaboration  <br \/>Dialogue with 9-dan Lee Sedol on the AlphaGo Match 10 Years Ago\n    <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiae.co.kr\/news\/img_view.htm?img=201710191050011762526A_1.jpg\" class=\"img_link\" title=\"Demis Hassabis, Chief Executive Officer \/ Photo by Google DeepMind\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/201710191050011762526A_1.jpg\" alt=\"Demis Hassabis, Chief Executive Officer \/ Photo by Google DeepMind\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\">Demis Hassabis, Chief Executive Officer \/ Photo by Google DeepMind<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiae.co.kr\/news\/img_view.htm?img=201710191050011762526A_1.jpg\" class=\"img_figure\" title=\"Demis Hassabis, Chief Executive Officer \/ Photo by Google DeepMind\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView original image<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Demis Hassabis, Chief Executive Officer of Google DeepMind, who oversaw the historic Go match between 9-dan Lee Sedol and artificial intelligence (AI) AlphaGo ten years ago, will meet with President Lee Jaemyung on April 27. President Lee will receive CEO Hassabis to discuss the remarkable progress of AI technology and explore partnership strategies to position Korea among the top three global AI powers.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Office of the President and the IT industry on the 27th, President Lee and CEO Hassabis, who arrived in Korea the previous day, will meet in the afternoon at the presidential office to discuss concrete measures for AI collaboration between Google and the Korean government. The main agenda will include AI-driven scientific and technological innovation as well as the responsible use of AI. Marking his first visit to Korea in a decade, CEO Hassabis is expected to meet with key leaders from politics and business, seeking various ways to collaborate with Google in the AI sector after his meeting with President Lee.<\/p>\n<p>President Lee has continued to strengthen cooperation with global companies such as OpenAI, Nvidia, and SoftBank in pursuit of Korea\u2019s leap to become one of the top three AI powers. The presidential office expects this meeting will serve as a catalyst for accelerating policies aimed at AI-based scientific and technological innovation and the responsible use of AI.<\/p>\n<p>CEO Hassabis, the founder of Google DeepMind, orchestrated the famous 2016 Go match between AI and a human, drawing worldwide attention with the so-called \u201cAlphaGo shock\u201d after the AI defeated 9-dan Lee Sedol. In 2024, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to developing \u2018AlphaFold\u2019, an AI model for predicting protein structures.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, both sides plan to share experiences and expertise gained from Google\u2019s development of its own AI models, particularly in relation to the Korean government\u2019s ongoing selection of an independent AI foundation model. They also intend to seek collaboration in talent development. The agenda will specifically address how the achievements amassed in AI over the past ten years have become a driving force for scientific and technological innovation, and discuss global cooperation strategies for AI utilization through meetings with leading figures from domestic companies actively building the AI ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>On April 29, CEO Hassabis will participate in the \u2018Google for Korea 2026\u2019 event in Seoul, where he will hold a special dialogue with 9-dan Lee Sedol on the theme \u201c10 Years since AlphaGo: The Vision of AI for All.\u201d He will reflect on the historic match from a decade ago and share behind-the-scenes stories.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he will join AI experts to review the past decade of AI, explore future directions for AI in Korea and around the world, and exchange views on the real changes AI technology is creating in various fields such as robotics and education. As a connoisseur of chess and Go, CEO Hassabis will also have a brief match with 9-dan Shin Jinseo to observe changes in the world of Go following the advent of AI.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>      Hot Picks Today<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiae.co.kr\/en\/article\/2026042414463098940\" title=\"Silently Climbing to the Top... Will Samsung Electronics Become the World&#039;s Most Profitable Company? [Why&amp;Next]\" class=\"thumb\" onclick=\"gtag( &#039;event&#039;, &#039;click&#039;, { &#039;event_category&#039; : &#039;V_\uc8fc\uc694\ub274\uc2a4&#039;, &#039;event_label&#039; : &#039;1\uc2ac\ub86f&#039; });\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026042710274741455_1777253267.png\" alt=\"Silently Climbing to the Top... Will Samsung Electronics Become the World's Most Profitable Company? [Why&amp;Next]\"\/><br \/>\n        Silently Climbing to the Top&#8230; Will Samsung El&#8230;<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Google Korea representative stated, \u201cMarking the 10th anniversary of the AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol match, this event will look at how AI technology is expanding beyond the realm of research into industry and everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p> This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation  services. <\/p>\n<p class=\"txt_prohibition\">\u00a9 The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). 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