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Kenneth Stanley

Kenneth Stanley portrait

Senior Vice President of Open-Endedness at Lila Sciences

Stanley helped pioneer open-ended AI: systems that discover surprising possibilities instead of pursuing one fixed goal. He created NEAT, which lets neural networks evolve, and co-developed novelty search, an approach that rewards exploration.

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Background

Current role
Senior Vice President of Open-Endedness 2025-present
Previously
2020-2022Research Science Manager,
2017-2020Head of Core (Basic) AI Research,
2015-2016Co-founder and Co-Chief Science Officer,
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Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

Last editorial review: August 9, 2026

Citation Trend

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Citation history from Aug 25, '25 to Jun 15, '2631,43030,30029,170Aug 25, '25Jun 15, '26
31,430citations as of Jun 15, '26+2,260 since Aug 25, '25
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