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Iason Gabriel
Google DeepMindPrincipal Scientist
Gabriel studies whose values AI systems should follow when people disagree.[1] Drawing on philosophy, human rights, and political theory, he develops frameworks for aligning advanced assistants with plural values while protecting the people affected by their deployment. TIME named him one of the 100 most influential people in AI in 2024.[2]
Career & education
Current roleGoogle DeepMind2026-presentPrincipal Scientist
Google DeepMind2026-presentPreviouslyGoogle DeepMind2017-2026Research Scientist -> Senior Staff Research Scientist
University of Oxford2013-2017Fellow
Google DeepMind2017-2026University of Oxford2013-2017Education
Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations15,394As of Nov 4, '26
citations+2,952Since last snapshot, Jun 15, '26
References
- Iason Gabriel — current researchiasongabriel.com
Current personal research statement identifies AI value alignment, justice and human rights as his focus. Lists 2025 work on fair principles for pluralistic societies and recent AI-agent research, corroborating continuing work rather than inferring it solely from the 2020 paper.
- TIME100 AI 2024: Iason Gabrieltime.com
TIME included Gabriel in its 2024 list of the 100 most influential people in AI, published 5 September 2024.
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