The co-founder of Google-owned artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepMind has said children should be encouraged to play video games because it can help to boost their creativity. Demis Hassabis said his own experiences gaming had played a part in his success as a computer scientist and entrepreneur. He sold DeepMind to Google for a reported $500 million in 2014. “It’s important to feed the creative part, not just playing them (games),” Hassabis said, speaking to the BBC. “You never know where your passions lead, so I would actually just encourage parents to get their children really passionat…