Jeff Clune is a co-founder of Recursive, professor of computer science at the University of British Columbia, and Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute. His research focuses on AI, open-ended learning, and the automation of AI research. Previously, he advised Google DeepMind, managed a research team at OpenAI, and helped found Uber AI Labs after Uber acquired Geometric Intelligence. He earned a computer-science PhD and philosophy MA at Michigan State and an honors BA in philosophy at Michigan.