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Personnel: David Silver at Google DeepMind (Principal Research Scientist)

Verdictpartial75%
1 check · 5/18/2026

1 → partial

Our claim

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Role
Principal Research Scientist
Role Type
career
Start Date
2013
Is Founder
No
Notes
Led AlphaGo, AlphaZero, and contributed to AlphaFold; pioneer of deep RL

Source evidence

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partial75%Haiku 4.5 · 5/18/2026

NoteThe source confirms David Silver's identity and his past association with DeepMind, but contradicts or fails to confirm several key fields: (1) The source refers to 'DeepMind' not 'Google DeepMind' — while Google acquired DeepMind in 2014, the source does not explicitly use the 'Google DeepMind' branding; (2) The source states he 'led' (past tense) the reinforcement learning team, not that he is a 'Principal Research Scientist' — his current role is CEO of Ineffable Intelligence; (3) The 2013 start date is not mentioned in the source. The source appears to be current or recent (describing his CEO role as present), which would make a 2013 start date outdated if the source is from 2024+. However, without a source date, temporal mismatch cannot be definitively assessed. The role title and organizational branding are not confirmed by the source.

Case № OYqq9Hb3gGFiled 5/18/2026Confidence 75%
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