Yoshua Bengio

Yoshua Bengio

Professor at the University of Montreal, Researcher at Mila (Quebec AI Institute), Pioneer in deep learning and neural networks, Author of numerous influential AI research papers, Turing Award laureate.

About

Yoshua Bengio is a Canadian computer scientist and professor best known for his pioneering work in deep learning and artificial intelligence.
He is a professor at the University of Montreal and the scientific director of Mila, the Quebec AI Institute.
Bengio's research focuses on neural networks, representation learning, and generative models, significantly advancing AI capabilities.
In 2018, he received the Turing Award alongside Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun for their contributions to deep learning.
His work has influenced many AI applications including natural language processing and computer vision.

Areas of Expertise

Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence

Recent Podcasts

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Yoshua Bengio: Deep Learning | Lex Fridman Podcast #4

Topic: Exploring the differences and challenges in memory and learning mechanisms between biological neural networks and artificial intelligence, specifically deep learning.

00:42:19337,1523,6097 years ago
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