Hassabis acts as a sounding board on difficult design decisions for Evil Genius and safeguards its original vision.
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Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
Reasoning
His role as a sounding board for difficult design decisions and in maintaining the original vision of the game, which he describes as part of his work as executive designer, is an internal working process.
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Demis Hassabis, “Hassabis acts as a sounding board on difficult design decisions for Evil Genius and safeguards its original vision.” (said 2004). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_a861e0a2939e, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_a861e0a2939e
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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