Seoul National University
Cornell University
Christopher D. ManningThomas M. Siebel Professor in Machine Learning · Stanford UniversityResearcher↗
Researcher · Academic
Yejin Choi
Stanford UniversityProfessor
Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AISenior Fellow
NVIDIADistinguished Scientist
🇰🇷 South KoreanBorn 1977
Choi develops AI that can reason about the unstated knowledge people use every day—physical facts, social expectations, and moral judgments that text alone rarely explains. Her work has made commonsense reasoning a central test of whether language models understand more than surface patterns.
Career & education
Current rolesStanford UniversityJan 2025-presentProfessorStanford Institute for Human-Centered AIJan 2025-presentSenior FellowNVIDIAAug 2024-presentDistinguished Scientist
Stanford UniversityJan 2025-presentStanford Institute for Human-Centered AIJan 2025-presentNVIDIAAug 2024-presentPreviously
Ai22018-2024Senior Research Director
University of Washington2014-2024Assistant Professor -> Professor
Ai22018-2024University of Washington2014-2024Work 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.
citations112,135As of Nov 1, '26
citations+1,778Since last snapshot, Oct 20, '26
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