personnel
Yoshua Bengio — Founder & Scientific Director at alE9l9RI99
Metadata
| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | cYwDH4n8O7 |
| Source URL | mila.quebec/en/person/bengio-yoshua |
| Children | — |
| Created | Mar 25, 2026, 4:02 AM |
| Updated | Mar 25, 2026, 4:02 AM |
| Synced | Mar 25, 2026, 4:02 AM |
Record Data
id | cYwDH4n8O7 |
personId | Yoshua Bengio(person) |
organizationId | Mila - Quebec AI Institute(organization) |
personEntityId | Yoshua Bengio(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | Mila - Quebec AI Institute(organization) |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | Founder & Scientific Director |
roleType | career |
startDate | 1993 |
endDate | — |
isFounder | Yes |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | mila.quebec/en/person/bengio-yoshua |
notes | Founded MILA (originally LISA lab) which became the Quebec AI Institute; prominent AI safety advocate |
Source Check Verdicts
partial85% confidence
Last checked: 4/9/2026
The source confirms Bengio is a founder of Mila and holds a leadership role, but describes his title as 'Founder and Scientific Advisor' rather than 'Founder & Scientific Director'. The source text uses 'Scientific Advisor' not 'Scientific Director'. Additionally, the source does not provide a start date of 1993 for this role — no founding date is mentioned in the biographical material provided. The person and organization are correctly identified, but the specific role title and start date cannot be fully verified from this source.
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