November 17th 2025 Films & Politics#8 AI & Democracy : The European Way

Panel : AI & Democracy : The European Way

The evening will start with a high-level discussion on how Europe can remain competitive while protecting fundamental rights, charting a course distinct from the approaches of the United States and China. The event will conclude with the screening of the documentary : The Thinking Game, which explores the story behind DeepMind’s groundbreaking success.
Panelists TBA

Film Screening : The Thinking Game (2024)

The Thinking Game takes you on a fascinating journey into the heart of DeepMind, one of the world’s leading AI labs, as it strives to unravel the mysteries of artificial intelligence. Founder Demis Hassabis and his team are relentlessly pursuing the creation of AI that matches or surpasses human abilities on a wide range of tasks. Filmed over five years, the documentary puts viewers in the room for the pivotal moments of this quest, including the groundbreaking achievement of AlphaFold, a program that solved a 50-year grand challenge in biology.

Evening Agenda :
19:00 – 19:30 : Doors opening
19:30 – 20:30 : Panel discussion & Q&A
20:40 : 22:00 – : Screening (film duration : 83 minutes)