The next era of artificial intelligence will move beyond digital interfaces and directly into the physical world.

To lead this paradigm shift, Sakana AI is incredibly proud to announce that Jürgen Schmidhuber , universally recognized as the father of modern AI, is officially joining Sakana AI as Chief Scientific Advisor, alongside his current positions, and will be involved in our Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI) Lab .

“Japan is a birthplace of foundational neural network architectures and advanced robotics.

It is a privilege to join Sakana AI to help bridge these two worlds.

The future of intelligence is not just language; it is physical AI powered by World Models.

Sakana AI is uniquely positioned to reclaim Japan’s legacy of innovation by building autonomous systems that can truly understand, simulate, and interact with the physical universe.” — Jürgen Schmidhuber A core strength of Sakana AI is our ability to reverse the global AI brain drain and attract top-tier international talent to Tokyo.

We are actively transforming Japan into a premier magnet for world-class technical talent.

Having Jürgen join Sakana AI is a testament to this commitment.

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