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Yoshua BengioC
Director, MILA
Bengio shared the 2018 Turing Award for foundational deep learning research, particularly attention mechanisms that prefigured the Transformer. He directs MILA, producing dozens of influential researchers and companies. After years focused on capabilities, he became one of the most prominent voices warning about existential AI risk, co-signing open letters and leading policy efforts.
Editorial Profile
Tone: academic and cautionary, policy-focused, advocates for regulation with scientific gravitas, measured and earnest rather than combative.
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