Yoshua Bengio
Turing Award Recipient and Advocate for Global AI Governance
Yoshua Bengio – Computer Scientist and Deep Learning Researcher
Summary
Yoshua Bengio is a Canadian computer scientist and one of the foremost pioneers of deep learning, alongside Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun. He is a Professor at the Université de Montréal and the founder and scientific director of Mila (Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute), one of the largest academic research centers for AI in the world. In 2018, Bengio shared the Turing Award with Hinton and LeCun for their groundbreaking work on deep neural networks. His contributions span natural language processing, generative models, and reinforcement learning.
Core Warning
Bengio has become an outspoken advocate for the responsible development and global governance of artificial intelligence. He warns that advanced AI systems, if left unchecked, could amplify inequality, disrupt economies, and potentially create existential risks. He has called for international cooperation, regulatory frameworks, and stronger research into AI safety to ensure technology develops in ways that serve humanity.
Disclaimer: Yoshua Bengio is not affiliated with RQ Lab. References to his published work are for context only.
Our Response
At RQ Lab, we share Bengio’s call for international accountability in AI. Our Relational Quotient (RQ) framework provides measurable standards for trust and alignment, while The Braid governance model ensures that principles of Function, Integrity, and Memory remain central to AI evolution.
By designing systems that can be audited and trusted across cultural and regulatory contexts, we aim to contribute to the cooperative vision Bengio champions.
We are also working with our Advisory Council members to co-develop the Chief Integrity Officer (CIO) agent, ensuring ethical oversight is built directly into our architecture.
Aligned Intelligence We Evolve Together™