Cong Lu
@cong-ml.bsky.social
Research Scientist @ Google DeepMind, in open-ended learning, and AI for Scientific Discovery.
Are you interested in Open-Endedness and AI for Science? 🧪
I'm hiring a Student Researcher at Google DeepMind for a 6-month role. Join us to work on building agents capable of novel scientific discoveries! 🔬
Reach out if this sounds like you, and apply here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I'm hiring a Student Researcher at Google DeepMind for a 6-month role. Join us to work on building agents capable of novel scientific discoveries! 🔬
Reach out if this sounds like you, and apply here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Are you interested in Open-Endedness and AI for Science? 🧪
I'm hiring a Student Researcher at Google DeepMind for a 6-month role. Join us to work on building agents capable of novel scientific discoveries! 🔬
Reach out if this sounds like you, and apply here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I'm hiring a Student Researcher at Google DeepMind for a 6-month role. Join us to work on building agents capable of novel scientific discoveries! 🔬
Reach out if this sounds like you, and apply here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🚀Introducing “StochasTok: Improving Fine-Grained Subword Understanding in LLMs”!🚀
LLMs are incredible but still struggle disproportionately with subword tasks, e.g., for character counts, wordplay, multi-digit numbers, fixing typos… Enter StochasTok, led by Anya Sims!
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LLMs are incredible but still struggle disproportionately with subword tasks, e.g., for character counts, wordplay, multi-digit numbers, fixing typos… Enter StochasTok, led by Anya Sims!
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June 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🚀Introducing “StochasTok: Improving Fine-Grained Subword Understanding in LLMs”!🚀
LLMs are incredible but still struggle disproportionately with subword tasks, e.g., for character counts, wordplay, multi-digit numbers, fixing typos… Enter StochasTok, led by Anya Sims!
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LLMs are incredible but still struggle disproportionately with subword tasks, e.g., for character counts, wordplay, multi-digit numbers, fixing typos… Enter StochasTok, led by Anya Sims!
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It was an honor to be on Quirks and Quarks (the
CBC science show) with @cong-ml.bsky.social talking about The AI Scientist and the impact of AI on science.
Science is being transformed by the AI revolution
cbc.ca/listen/live-...
CBC science show) with @cong-ml.bsky.social talking about The AI Scientist and the impact of AI on science.
Science is being transformed by the AI revolution
cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
cbc.ca
February 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It was an honor to be on Quirks and Quarks (the
CBC science show) with @cong-ml.bsky.social talking about The AI Scientist and the impact of AI on science.
Science is being transformed by the AI revolution
cbc.ca/listen/live-...
CBC science show) with @cong-ml.bsky.social talking about The AI Scientist and the impact of AI on science.
Science is being transformed by the AI revolution
cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Introducing Automated Capability Discovery!
ACD automatically identifies surprising new capabilities and failure modes in foundation models, via "self-exploration" (models exploring their own abilities).
Led by @cong-ml.bsky.social & @shengranhu.bsky.social
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ACD automatically identifies surprising new capabilities and failure modes in foundation models, via "self-exploration" (models exploring their own abilities).
Led by @cong-ml.bsky.social & @shengranhu.bsky.social
🔬🤖🧠🔎 [1/9]
February 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Introducing Automated Capability Discovery!
ACD automatically identifies surprising new capabilities and failure modes in foundation models, via "self-exploration" (models exploring their own abilities).
Led by @cong-ml.bsky.social & @shengranhu.bsky.social
🔬🤖🧠🔎 [1/9]
ACD automatically identifies surprising new capabilities and failure modes in foundation models, via "self-exploration" (models exploring their own abilities).
Led by @cong-ml.bsky.social & @shengranhu.bsky.social
🔬🤖🧠🔎 [1/9]
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It's an honor that The AI Scientist is #1 on this list!
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Congrats @chris-lu.bsky.social @cong-ml.bsky.social @RobertTLange @hardmaru.bsky.social @jfoerst.bsky.social
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Congrats @chris-lu.bsky.social @cong-ml.bsky.social @RobertTLange @hardmaru.bsky.social @jfoerst.bsky.social
January 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's an honor that The AI Scientist is #1 on this list!
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Congrats @chris-lu.bsky.social @cong-ml.bsky.social @RobertTLange @hardmaru.bsky.social @jfoerst.bsky.social
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Congrats @chris-lu.bsky.social @cong-ml.bsky.social @RobertTLange @hardmaru.bsky.social @jfoerst.bsky.social
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Lots of interest in ADAS! Thanks everyone, and congrats
Shengran Hu and @cong-ml.bsky.social! 🚀🚀🚀
Shengran Hu and @cong-ml.bsky.social! 🚀🚀🚀
December 16, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Lots of interest in ADAS! Thanks everyone, and congrats
Shengran Hu and @cong-ml.bsky.social! 🚀🚀🚀
Shengran Hu and @cong-ml.bsky.social! 🚀🚀🚀
Honored to receive this award for ADAS!!
A huge congratulations to
Shengran Hu and
@cong-ml.bsky.social on ADAS winning an Outstanding Paper Award at the #NeurIPS2024 OWA workshop!! And nice jumps everyone!! 🦘 🦘 🦘
Shengran Hu and
@cong-ml.bsky.social on ADAS winning an Outstanding Paper Award at the #NeurIPS2024 OWA workshop!! And nice jumps everyone!! 🦘 🦘 🦘
December 16, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Honored to receive this award for ADAS!!
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Our in-progress work Quality-Diversity Self-Play (w/ @cong-ml.bsky.social and @jeffclune.com) will have a poster presentation at #NeurIPS2024 workshops (@IMOLNeurIPS2024 Sunday West meeting room 217 - 219 and OpenworldAgents Sunday East Meeting Room 1-3, Foyer). Please come visit us!
December 14, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Our in-progress work Quality-Diversity Self-Play (w/ @cong-ml.bsky.social and @jeffclune.com) will have a poster presentation at #NeurIPS2024 workshops (@IMOLNeurIPS2024 Sunday West meeting room 217 - 219 and OpenworldAgents Sunday East Meeting Room 1-3, Foyer). Please come visit us!
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Our work Automated Design of Agentic Systems (w/
Shengran Hu & @cong-ml.bsky.social) will have ✨two orals✨ @ #NeurIPS2024 workshops (LanGame Sat 10:20, OWA Sun 4:50). Please come visit us😃
We would also love to chat about open-endedness, LLM agents, etc. Come by if you want to meet!
Shengran Hu & @cong-ml.bsky.social) will have ✨two orals✨ @ #NeurIPS2024 workshops (LanGame Sat 10:20, OWA Sun 4:50). Please come visit us😃
We would also love to chat about open-endedness, LLM agents, etc. Come by if you want to meet!
December 10, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Our work Automated Design of Agentic Systems (w/
Shengran Hu & @cong-ml.bsky.social) will have ✨two orals✨ @ #NeurIPS2024 workshops (LanGame Sat 10:20, OWA Sun 4:50). Please come visit us😃
We would also love to chat about open-endedness, LLM agents, etc. Come by if you want to meet!
Shengran Hu & @cong-ml.bsky.social) will have ✨two orals✨ @ #NeurIPS2024 workshops (LanGame Sat 10:20, OWA Sun 4:50). Please come visit us😃
We would also love to chat about open-endedness, LLM agents, etc. Come by if you want to meet!
Interested in robust model-based offline RL algorithms? Come check out Anya Sims presenting our new paper investigating the edge of reach problem in offline MBRL!
📍East Exhibit Hall A-C #4603
#NeurIPS2024
📍East Exhibit Hall A-C #4603
#NeurIPS2024
December 12, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Interested in robust model-based offline RL algorithms? Come check out Anya Sims presenting our new paper investigating the edge of reach problem in offline MBRL!
📍East Exhibit Hall A-C #4603
#NeurIPS2024
📍East Exhibit Hall A-C #4603
#NeurIPS2024
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The RL (and some non-RL folks) starter pack is almost full. Pretty clear that the academic move here has succeeded
go.bsky.app/3WPHcHg
go.bsky.app/3WPHcHg
November 18, 2024 at 8:30 PM
The RL (and some non-RL folks) starter pack is almost full. Pretty clear that the academic move here has succeeded
go.bsky.app/3WPHcHg
go.bsky.app/3WPHcHg
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Now that @jeffclune.bsky.social and @joelbot3000.bsky.social are here, time for an Open-Endedness starter pack.
go.bsky.app/MdVxrtD
go.bsky.app/MdVxrtD
November 20, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Now that @jeffclune.bsky.social and @joelbot3000.bsky.social are here, time for an Open-Endedness starter pack.
go.bsky.app/MdVxrtD
go.bsky.app/MdVxrtD