Demis Hassabis, co-founder of AlphaFold2 and co-creator of the AI system, has recommended students to read Richard Feynman's books, which he believes captures the joy of exploring science. Hassabis cited influential thinkers like Alan Turing, Claude Shannon, and John von Neumann as formative influences in his career. However, Elon Musk disagreed with Hassabis' recommendation on the non-physics books, stating that they were entertaining and insightful for a broader audience. Despite this, Musk also expressed a more critical view of Feynmen's physics lectures.