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A.M. Turing Award Recipient and most-cited AI researcher
Yoshua Bengio is Full Professor of Computer Science at Université de Montreal, Co-President and Scientific Director of LawZero, as well as the Founder and Scientific Advisor of Mila. He also holds a Canada CIFAR AI Chair. Considered one of the world’s leaders in Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning, he is the recipient of the 2018 A.M. Turing Award, considered to be the “Nobel Prize of computing.” He is the most cited computer scientist worldwide, and the most-cited living scientist across all fields (by total citations).
Professor Bengio is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of London and Canada, an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Knight of the Legion of Honor of France, a member of the UN’s Scientific Advisory Board for Independent Advice on Breakthroughs in Science and Technology, and chairs the International AI Safety Report.
2026 International AI Safety Report
The International AI Safety Report is the most comprehensive evidence-based assessment of AI capabilities, emerging risks, and safety measures to date, with contributions from more than 100 independent experts nominated by over 30 countries and international organisations, including the EU, OECD, and UN.
Scientist AI Blog Post
At LawZero, we're rethinking the building blocks of frontier AI to create an intelligent machine that is both highly capable and safe-by-design. Learn more in our first blog post outlining some of the objectives and core components of our Scientist AI project.
TED Talk, April 2025
When I realized how dangerous the current agency-driven AI trajectory could be for future generations, I knew I had to do all I could to make AI safer. In this TED Talk, I shared this personal experience, and outlined the scientific solution I envision.