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Stuart Russell
A British‑American computer scientist and one of the most influential voices in AI research and ethics. Born in 1962 in Portsmouth, England, he studied physics at Oxford before earning his Ph.D. in computer science at Stanford, focusing on reasoning and learning. He is a Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley and founder of the Center for Human‑Compatible Artificial Intelligence (CHAI), dedicated to ensuring AI systems remain aligned with human values. Russell co‑authored Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach with Peter Norvig, the most widely used AI textbook worldwide, and has made major contributions to machine learning, probabilistic reasoning, and computer vision. In recent years, he has become a leading advocate for AI safety, warning about the risks of autonomous weapons and promoting the design of AI that is provably beneficial to humanity.