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My Take
Bengio is one of those rare figures who built a revolution and then turned around to question it. Sharing the 2018 Turing Award for deep learning would be legacy enough, but what holds my attention is his later pivot toward AI safety and governance. There's an unusual moral seriousness in a pioneer warning about the dangers of his own field rather than just riding the hype. Born in Paris, shaped by McGill and Montreal, he embodies a quieter, more reflective kind of brilliance. I respect researchers who keep their conscience as sharp as their math, and he clearly does.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yoshua Bengio
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨシュア・ベンジオ
- Reading
- よしゅあ・べんじお
- Born
- March 5, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- artificial intelligence researcher / professor / computer scientist / information scientist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- McGill University
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Acfas Urgel-Archambeault Award
- 2017 Officer of the Order of Canada
- 2017 Prix Marie-Victorin
- 2018 Turing Award
- 2017 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- 2020 AAAI Fellow
- 2022 Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 2020 Fellow of the Royal Society
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Yoshua Bengio born?
Born March 5, 1964 (age 62).
Where is Yoshua Bengio from?
Yoshua Bengio is from Paris, France.
What does Yoshua Bengio do?
Yoshua Bengio works as artificial intelligence researcher, professor, computer scientist, information scientist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.