Sakana AI doubles down on Japan defense sector with December recruiting meetups
SakanaAILabs · x · 2026-11-12
Sakana AI is hosting two in-person "Defense Engineering Meetups" in Tokyo (Kamiyacho/Roppongi area) on Dec 2 and Dec 23 — no online stream, lottery if oversubscribed, registration closes Nov 26.
- Agenda: why Sakana AI is entering the defense sector, its social significance and technical approach, plus open engineering roles (ARE / SWE / FDE / SIA), followed by a networking session.
- The company launched its Applied Team business-development arm in 2025, with defense and intelligence as a key focus; defense PM Motonori Sato joined in August 2025 from Preferred Networks.
A frontier AI lab openly committing to defense/intelligence work and hiring for it is a clear strategic signal.
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