NASA is eliminating its chief scientist role and closing down an office that studies policy matters on space and technology, in a round of layoffs affecting 23 employees, the agency said on Monday.

OpenAI ex-chief scientist planned for a doomsday bunker for the day when machines become smarter than man. Christiaan Hetzner, Irina Ivanova. Tue, May 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM UTC. 4 min read.

The role of the chief scientist has been to advise the NASA administrator and other top officials on strategic planning. Dr. Calvin is the agency’s 11th chief scientist since 1982.

Nobel Prize winner and physicist gives former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever a hat tip for his contributions to developing safe AI and firing Sam Altman for his missteps, including focusing ...

Jeff Dean, chief scientist at Google, said it will soon be possible for AI to match the skills of a junior engineer. He estimated it could happen within the next year during the "AI Ascent" event.

Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves following a backlash to the "de-extinction" label it put on them.

NASA told its staff Monday that the space agency will start cutting its ranks − including the office of its chief scientist − as part of a "broader governmentwide restructuring effort.". Janet ...

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist for OpenAI, has reportedly raised a billion dollars for his artificial intelligence startup against a perceived value of $5 billion. The ...

Astro Teller, a renowned entrepreneur, engineer, scientist, and “Captain of Moonshots” at X Google’s Factory and innovation lab, will be an honorary degree recipient and the keynote speaker for ...

NASA announced Tuesday the dismissal of its chief scientist and others to comply with orders from President Donald Trump, marking the latest in a series of administration actions undermining ...

Astro Teller, a renowned entrepreneur, engineer, scientist, and “Captain of Moonshots” at X Google’s Factory and innovation lab, will be an honorary degree recipient and the keynote speaker for ...

Jeff Dean, chief scientist at Google, said it will soon be possible for AI to match the skills of a junior engineer. He estimated it could happen within the next year during the "AI Ascent" event.