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Mila framed Larochelle as ideal for the job because he has made significant contributions to the advancement of AI, while remaining committed to rigorous, open and socially beneficial science.

Larochelle says he will steer Mila to contribute to major scientific breakthroughs while ensuring its work contributes positively to society.

He takes over from Laurent Charlin, who had been in the job since Mila founder and AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio transitioned to the scientific adviser role in March.

Larochelle trained under Bengio at the Université de Montréal and later was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto under AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton.

This report by °µÍø½ûÇø was first published Sept. 2, 2025.