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Neal Wu

Thinking Machines LabMember of Technical Staff

Wu won three gold medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics,[1] a silver at the world university programming finals, and second place in Google Code Jam.[2] He helped found AI coding company Cognition before joining Thinking Machines Lab.

Career & education

Current role
2026-present
Member of Technical Staff
Previously
2016-2020
2023-?
Founding member
Education

Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

References

  1. Neal Wu — official IOI resultsstats.ioinformatics.org

    Three gold medals: 2008, 2009 and 2010.

  2. Neal Wu — Competitive Programming Hall of Famecphof.org

    2012 ICPC World Finals silver and 2012 Google Code Jam second place.

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Reviewed August 23, 2026 · Checked for accuracy and new information.

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