Google DeepMind founder and leader in artificial intelligence returns to Hamilton

New Zealander Dr Shane Legg is now chief scientist for Google DeepMind - an artificial intelligence program that aims to solve any complex problem without needing to be taught how. A leader in artificial intelligence first honed his skills at the University of Waikato. Now, after launching a computer program with the ability to learn on its own, he has returned to accept a Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr Shane Legg arrives at the Hamilton campus on Tuesday, and will trace the footsteps he first walked in 1993. He graduated in 1996, when the internet was a relatively new mechanism, and soon after went on to co-found Google DeepMind.