Rumors Emerge of Richard Sutton's New AI Lab
sebkrier · x · 2026-07-14
A post shares an update regarding Richard Sutton: the prominent figure in reinforcement learning has reportedly founded a new lab called oaklabai, with the goal of developing "entirely new AGI algorithms."
The original post also notes that the graphic design on the website, along with Sutton's past papers and talks on Oak architecture and The Big World Hypothesis, might all be hinting at the new lab's research direction.
Related event: Turing Award Winner Sutton Leaves Keen to Found OakLab(10 posts)→
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