Josh Woodward is a key Google product leader shaping how advanced AI research becomes widely used consumer products through Google Labs and the Gemini app.

Ian Goodfellow is a pioneering AI researcher best known for inventing generative adversarial networks (GANs), a breakthrough that reshaped modern machine learning and generative AI.

A key force behind the deep learning boom, best known for co creating AlexNet and demonstrating the power of neural networks at scale.

A leading researcher known for pushing generative models forward, with influential work on GANs, evaluation metrics, and high fidelity synthesis across images, text, and audio.

Pioneering figure in neural networks and deep learning, whose research transformed modern AI and inspired a new generation of scientists.

Ilya Sutskever is a pioneering AI researcher known for shaping deep learning and cofounding OpenAI.

A central figure in modern AI, known for driving rapid progress while pushing for responsible development and global access to powerful models.

Douglas Lenat spent his life pursuing machines that could reason about the world through rich symbolic knowledge. His Cyc project became one of the most ambitious efforts to encode common sense into AI, influencing decades of research.

Stephen Hawking reshaped modern cosmology with his insights into black holes, quantum physics, and the origins of the universe, leaving a legacy of curiosity and wonder.

Ashish Vaswani is a key figure in modern AI, best known for co-creating the Transformer, the architecture that unlocked today’s most powerful language models.

Emad Mostaque is known for championing open source AI and pushing for accessible, transparent models that shift power from big tech to developers.

A pioneering researcher known for shaping the field of AI alignment and championing safer, more human centered artificial intelligence.

Yoshua Bengio is a leading figure in deep learning whose work has shaped modern AI and continues to guide breakthroughs across the field.

Terry Sejnowski is a leading figure in neuroscience and machine learning, known for shaping early neural network research and influencing the future of AI.

Stephen Wolfram is a leading figure in computational science, known for Mathematica, Wolfram Alpha, and work showing how simple rules create complex systems.

Alan Turing transformed computing and helped shape early AI through groundbreaking ideas in mathematics, cryptography, and machine intelligence.

Adam Cheyer is an AI innovator known for cofounding Siri and advancing conversational technology and human focused intelligent systems.

Joelle Pineau is a prominent AI researcher driving progress in machine learning, reinforcement learning, and responsible AI, with a strong focus on open science and reproducibility.

Sara Hooker is a machine learning researcher focused on interpretability, model efficiency, and expanding equitable access to AI, blending deep technical work with social impact.

Ruha Benjamin examines how technology and society collide, highlighting the need for justice centered design and accountable AI development.