# Step One Solve Intelligence Step Two Use It to Solve Everything Else by Demis Hassabis
> "Step one: Solve intelligence. Step two: Use it to solve everything else."
> **— Demis Hassabis**, *2010, DeepMind founding-era mission formulation*
Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: DeepMind founding-era mission formulation, 2010.
## Sources and Context
- **Source lead requiring final verification:** [DeepMind founding-era mission formulation](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Demis_Hassabis) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source.
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