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Neil D. Lawrence

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DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at University of CambridgeCo-founder and Chief Scientist at Trent AI

Lawrence is a leading probabilistic-machine-learning researcher whose work connects AI with public institutions and the physical world. He leads AI@Cam, wrote “The Atomic Human” and co-founded Trent AI to improve security for autonomous software.

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Current roles
DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning 2019-present
Co-founder and Chief Scientist 2025-present
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Last editorial review: August 9, 2026