Summary
Yang Song is a research principal focused on advancing artificial general intelligence, with 11 years of experience across top AI labs and tech companies. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford and has held research roles at OpenAI, Google, and Meta, combining deep theoretical insight with production-minded research. His work spans ML, AI, and NLP, and he maintains an active curiosity about new programming languages and web stacks—suggesting a rare blend of foundational research and practical engineering. Based in Toronto, he pursues ambitious long-term goals (relentlessly pursuing ASI) while contributing to the research community through code and publications. Colleagues know him for bridging rigorous academic training with hands-on system-building at scale.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Université de Montréal
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at McGill University
English, French, Chinese, German