Demis Hassabis
AI Grand Challenger
“I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?”
Treat it as a scientific problem rather than a gamble. Is your idea a root-node problem, something where cracking it unlocks much more? Then design the cheapest possible experiment that could falsify it, and run that before touching most of your savings. If the evidence holds, commit seriously, because the perspiration is the fun part.
Bold and rigorous aren't opposites. Hold both at once.
Sample response from this soul, not a quotation or endorsement.