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Tamay Besiroglu

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Research Scientist at Google DeepMind

Besiroglu helped found Epoch AI, whose research tracks the compute, data and economics behind AI progress. His work examines how quickly AI capabilities are advancing and what their economic effects could be.

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Background

Current role
Research Scientist Aug 2026-present
Previously
Apr 2025-Aug 2026Co-founder and CEO,
2022-2025Co-founder,
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Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

Last editorial review: September 1, 2026

News 1

moveTamay Besiroglu leaves Mechanize for Google DeepMind

Mechanize’s co-founder and former CEO is now a Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, according to his updated LinkedIn profile.

September 1, 2026

Citation Trend

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Citation history from Aug 25, '25 to Jun 15, '265,4864,5593,631Aug 25, '25Jun 15, '26
5,486citations as of Jun 15, '26+1,855 since Aug 25, '25
For today’s citation count and citations per paper, visit Google Scholar.

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