Monday, June 8, 2026
- Christopher Rév3Christopher Re (his surname is sometimes written with an acute accent over the "e") is an American computer scientist and a professor of computer science at Stanford University
- Song Hanv4Song Han is a computer scientist and an associate professor with tenure in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Sepp Hochreiterv2Sepp Hochreiter (born February 14, 1967) is a German computer scientist regarded as one of the founders of modern deep learning.
- Judea Pearlv2Judea Pearl (born September 4, 1936) is an Israeli-American computer scientist, electrical engineer, and philosopher who is one of the principal architects of the modern approach to reasoning under uncertainty…
- Michael I. Jordanv3Michael Irwin Jordan (born February 25, 1956) is an American scientist who ranks among the most influential and most cited researchers in machine learning, statistics, and artificial intelligence.
- Ethan Mollickv2Ethan R. Mollick (born 1975) is an American academic and author who is an associate professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and one of the most widely read commentators…
- Anton Korinekv4Anton Korinek is an Austrian-American economist and a professor in the Department of Economics and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia (UVA), where he founded and directs the Economics…
- Erik Brynjolfssonv2Erik Brynjolfsson is an American economist who is among the most influential scholars studying the economics of information technology and artificial intelligence.
- Daron Acemoğluv3Daron Acemoglu (born 3 September 1967) is a Turkish-American economist and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
- J. Zico Kolterv2J. Zico Kolter (full name Jeremy Zico Kolter) is an American computer scientist who is a professor and head of the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University.
- Roman Yampolskiyv3Roman Vladimirovich Yampolskiy (born August 13, 1979) is a Latvian-American computer scientist and a tenured associate professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University…
- Rumman Chowdhuryv3Rumman Chowdhury (born April 1, 1980) is an American data scientist and social scientist known for her work in responsible AI, algorithmic auditing, and the study of algorithmic bias.
- Audrey Tangv3Audrey Tang (Chinese: 唐鳳; born Tang Tsung-han, April 18, 1981) is a Taiwanese free-software programmer, civic technologist, and politician who served as Taiwan's first Minister of Digital Affairs from 2022 to…
- Tristan Harrisv2Tristan Harris is an American technology ethicist, public advocate, and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and the president of the Center for Humane Technology
- Kate Crawfordv3Kate Crawford (born 1974) is an Australian scholar, author, and artist known as one of the leading critical voices on the politics of artificial intelligence.
- Gillian Hadfieldv2Gillian Kereldena Hadfield (born July 14, 1961) is a Canadian-American legal scholar and economist whose research sits at the intersection of law, economics, and artificial intelligence.
- Connor Leahyv3Connor Leahy is a German-American artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur known for his work on open-source large language models and for his advocacy on the risks that advanced AI poses to…
- Ian Hogarthv2Ian Hogarth is a British technology entrepreneur, investor, and writer who serves as the founding chair of the UK AI Safety Institute
- Geoffrey Irvingv3Geoffrey Irving is a computer scientist and artificial intelligence safety researcher who, until 2026, served as chief scientist of the UK AI Security Institute (AISI), the British government body that…
- Marius Hobbhahnv3Marius Hobbhahn is a German AI safety researcher and the co-founder and chief executive officer of Apollo Research, a London-based organization that studies and evaluates deceptive behavior, often called…
- Emmett Shearv3Emmett Shear (born 1983) is an American entrepreneur, software engineer, and investor best known as a co-founder and longtime chief executive of the live-streaming platform Twitch.
- Daniel Kokotajlov2Daniel Kokotajlo is a researcher and forecaster of artificial intelligence who serves as executive director of the AI Futures Project, a nonprofit that studies the trajectory and societal impact of advanced AI.
- Elizabeth "Beth" Barnesv2Elizabeth "Beth" Barnes is a British AI safety researcher and the founder and chief executive of METR (Model Evaluation and Threat Research)
- Edwin Chenv3Edwin Chen is an American entrepreneur and machine learning engineer who is the founder and chief executive officer of Surge AI, a company that supplies human-generated training data (data labeling)…
- David Hav3David Ha is a Hong Kong-born Canadian artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur who is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based foundation model company.
- David Luanv2David Luan is an American artificial intelligence executive and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and chief executive of Adept AI, a startup that helped pioneer AI agents capable of operating software…
- Daphne Kollerv3Daphne Koller (born August 27, 1968) is an Israeli-American computer scientist and entrepreneur who is among the most influential figures in applying machine learning to both education and the life sciences.
- Jonathan Franklev2Jonathan Frankle is an American computer scientist who serves as Chief AI Scientist at Databricks, where he leads the company's Mosaic Research team.
- Naveen Raov2Naveen Rao is an American entrepreneur, computer architect, and neuroscientist who has founded three artificial intelligence companies and twice sold a startup to a large technology firm.
- Ali Ghodsiv3Ali Ghodsi (born 1978) is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Databricks, one of the most valuable private companies in the world and a leading vendor of data and artificial intelligence software.
- George Hotzv4George Hotz (born October 2, 1989), known online as "geohot," is an American software engineer, security researcher, and entrepreneur best known for being the first person to carrier unlock Apple's original…
- Amjad Masadv2Amjad Masad (born 1987 or 1988) is a Jordanian American software engineer and entrepreneur who is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Replit, a browser based software development platform.
- Demi Guov2Demi Guo (born around 1998) is a Chinese-born American technology entrepreneur and former artificial intelligence researcher who is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Pika
- Cristóbal Valenzuelav2Cristobal Valenzuela (born 1989) is a Chilean technologist, artist, and entrepreneur who co-founded Runway, the New York based generative AI company, in 2018 and has served as its chief executive officer since…
- May Habibv3May Habib is a Lebanese-Canadian technology executive and entrepreneur who is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Writer
- Douwe Kielav2Douwe Kiela (born 1986) is a Dutch-American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known for his work on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and on multimodal natural language processing.
- Stanislas Poluv2Stanislas Polu is a French software engineer, AI researcher, and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Dust, a Paris-based company that builds an enterprise platform for AI agents.
- Eric Steinbergerv3Eric Steinberger is an Austrian computer scientist and technology entrepreneur who is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Magic.dev
- Eiso Kantv2Eiso Kant is a Dutch software entrepreneur and technology executive who is a co-founder and the chief technology officer of Poolside, a company building foundation models for software development.
- Jason Warnerv3Jason Warner is an American software engineer and technology executive who is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Poolside, a company building foundation models for software development.
- Varun Mohanv2Varun Mohan is an American software engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded the artificial intelligence coding company Codeium, later renamed Windsurf, and served as its chief executive from 2021 until 2025.
- Michael Truellv3Michael Truell (born September 4, 2000) is an American technology entrepreneur and the co-founder and chief executive officer of Anysphere, the San Francisco company that develops Cursor
- Brandon Tsengv2Brandon Tseng is an American entrepreneur, defense-technology executive, and former United States Navy SEAL who is a co-founder and the president of Shield AI, a defense AI company that builds autonomy…
- Alexander C. Karpv2Alexander Caedmon Karp (born October 2, 1967) is an American businessman who is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Palantir Technologies, a software company that builds big-data and…
- Trae Stephensv4Trae Stephens (born November 1983) is an American venture capitalist and entrepreneur who is the co-founder and executive chairman of Anduril Industries, a defense technology company he started in 2017, and a…
- Brian Schimpfv4Brian Schimpf is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Anduril Industries, the defense AI and autonomous-systems company he started in 2017 with Palmer Luckey and three others.
- Palmer Luckeyv4Palmer Freeman Luckey (born September 19, 1992) is an American entrepreneur and inventor who founded the virtual reality company Oculus VR, which Facebook bought for about $2 billion in 2014, and who…
- Chris Urmsonv2Chris Urmson (born 1976) is a Canadian roboticist, engineer, and entrepreneur who is a co-founder and the chief executive officer of Aurora Innovation, a company that develops self-driving technology for…
- Raquel Urtasunv2Raquel Urtasun (born January 30, 1976) is a Spanish-Canadian computer scientist and entrepreneur known for her research in machine learning, computer vision, and autonomous driving.
- Jonathan Hurstv3Jonathan W. Hurst is an American roboticist who is the co-founder and Chief Robot Officer of Agility Robotics, the company behind the Digit warehouse humanoid robot, and a professor of robotics at Oregon State…
- Geordie Rosev4Geordie Rose (born January 6, 1972) is a Canadian theoretical physicist and technology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of three pioneering deep-technology companies: D-Wave Systems, one of the first…
- Marc Raibertv4Marc Raibert (born December 22, 1949) is an American roboticist, engineer, and entrepreneur who is widely regarded as a pioneer of dynamic legged locomotion, the study of how machines can walk, run, and…
- Bernt Børnichv2Bernt Oivind Bornich (Norwegian: Bernt Oivind Bornich) is a Norwegian roboticist and entrepreneur who is the founder and chief executive officer of 1X Technologies, a company that builds general-purpose…
- Brett Adcockv6Brett Adcock (born April 6, 1986) is an American technology entrepreneur who is the founder and chief executive officer of Figure AI, the Silicon Valley company building general-purpose humanoid robots.
- Denis Yaratsv3Denis Yarats (born 1987) is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Perplexity AI, the artificial intelligence company behind a conversational "answer engine" that responds to questions with cited…
- Kevin Weilv4Kevin Weil is an American technology executive and product leader who served as Chief Product Officer (CPO) of OpenAI from 2024 to 2025, then as the vice president who founded and led OpenAI for Science
- Sarah Friarv3Sarah Jane Friar (born December 24, 1972) is a Northern Irish-American business executive who has served as chief financial officer (CFO) of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, since June 2024.
- Brad Lightcapv2Brad Lightcap is an American business executive who has held senior commercial roles at OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, since 2018.
- Fidji Simov3Fidji Simo (born October 5, 1985) is a French-American technology executive. Since August 2025 she has led the product and commercial side of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT
- Mike Kriegerv4Mike Krieger is a Brazilian-American software engineer and product executive who co-founded Instagram with Kevin Systrom in 2010 and now works at the AI safety company Anthropic.
- Bryan Catanzarov3Bryan Catanzaro is an American computer scientist who serves as vice president of Applied Deep Learning Research at NVIDIA, a research organization he founded in 2016 and has led since, applying deep learning…
- William "Bill" Dallyv2William James Dally (born August 17, 1960), known as Bill Dally, is an American computer scientist and electrical engineer who serves as chief scientist and senior vice president of research at NVIDIA.
- Christian Szegedyv4Christian Szegedy is a Hungarian mathematician and machine learning researcher best known for three foundational deep learning contributions from his decade at Google: the Inception (GoogLeNet) convolutional…
- Jimmy Bav3Jimmy Ba (also published as Jimmy Lei Ba or Lei Jimmy Ba) is a Canadian machine learning researcher and an associate professor of computer science at the University of Toronto, best known as a co-author of the…
- Greg Yangv3Greg Yang (also published as Ge Yang) is a mathematician and artificial intelligence researcher best known for the Tensor Programs series of papers and the maximal update parametrization, usually written muP
- Karén Simonyanv2Karén Simonyan (his academic papers appear under the spelling Karen Simonyan) is a British computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher who serves as Chief Scientist of Microsoft AI.
- Zoubin Ghahramaniv2Zoubin Ghahramani (born 8 February 1970) is a British-Iranian computer scientist and one of the leading figures in Bayesian machine learning and probabilistic approaches to artificial intelligence.
- Lila Ibrahimv2Lila Ibrahim is an American engineer and technology executive who serves as the first Chief AI Readiness Officer at Google DeepMind, the artificial intelligence research laboratory owned by Alphabet.
- Douglas Eckv2Douglas Eck is an American computer scientist and machine-learning researcher known for his work on generative models for music and other creative media.
