RL Pioneer Sutton to Launch New Startup
mark_k · x · 2026-07-13
Reinforcement learning pioneer Richard Sutton is leaving John Carmack's Keen Technologies to found a new company, Oak Lab.
The new startup will continue to focus on reinforcement learning while also exploring new technological approaches. The author notes this is an exciting development and wishes success to both Keen and Oak Lab.
Related event: Turing Award Winner Sutton Leaves Keen to Found OakLab(10 posts)→
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