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Sakana AI hires Jürgen Schmidhuber, inventor of deep learning, world models, and your next ChatGPT update

Sakana AI hires Jürgen Schmidhuber as Chief Scientific Advisor. The renowned pioneer of deep learning and world models will lead the company's RSI Lab, focusing on recursive self‑improvement. His 1990s research underpins projects like the Darwin Gödel Machine, positioning Sakana at the forefront of autonomous AI development.

The Decoder·Sep 24, 2026

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