Computer Science / AI · Global Laureate
Yoshua Bengio: Mila to LawZero
Yoshua Bengio launched LawZero in June 2025 while continuing as a scientific advisor at Mila.
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"LawZero is the result of the new scientific direction I undertook in 2023, after recognizing the rapid progress made by private labs toward Artificial General Intelligence and beyond, as well as its profound implications for humanity. Current frontier systems are already showing signs of self-preservation and deceptive behaviours, and this will only accelerate as their capabilities and degree of agency increase." — Yoshua Bengio, LawZero launch press release, June 3, 2025.
About Yoshua Bengio
Yoshua Bengio studies artificial intelligence.
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- LawZeroJun 2025Tier A · Primary sourceYoshua Bengio Launches LawZero: A New Nonprofit Advancing Safe-by-Design AIJun 2025
LawZero · Tier A · Primary source
- Mila - Quebec AI InstituteMar 2025Tier A · Primary sourceTransition in Mila's Scientific Direction: Yoshua Bengio Becomes Scientific AdvisorMar 2025
Mila - Quebec AI Institute · Tier A · Primary source
- TechCrunchJun 2025Tier B · ReportingYoshua Bengio launches LawZero, a nonprofit AI safety labJun 2025
TechCrunch · Tier B · Reporting
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