Switch Transformers: Scaling to Trillion Parameter Models · KUIS AI / YouTube
Known for
Joined Google DeepMind as VP of Research, Aug 2026.
Why chosen
He bridges deep-learning research and the frontier labs that ship it. At Google Brain he worked on neural architecture search and co-led the Switch Transformer work that scaled sparse models to a trillion parameters. He then went to OpenAI, co-founded Thinking Machines Lab, and returned to OpenAI in January 2026. In August 2026 he joined Google DeepMind as VP of Research. Few people have seen more of the frontier from more angles.