FROM : DEEPMIND TO : CAMBRIDGE QUANTUM COMPUTING

WAS : SENIOR STAFF RESEARCH SCIENTIST NOW : HEAD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Cambridge Quantum Computing ( CQC ) has appointed former DeepMind Senior Staff Research Scientist Professor Stephen Clark as its Head of Artificial Intelligence .

Professor Clark formerly held roles at the computer science departments of both Oxford and Cambridge University , before joining AI leader DeepMind , a stablemate of Google under the Alphabet umbrella . His work there included investigating AI language learning as part of the company ’ s quest to create “ artificial general intelligence ”.

Ilyas Khan , CEO of CQC , said : “ Steve is a world class scientist of the absolute highest standing , and I am excited at the perspective and leadership he brings at this vital time of our development .” In his role , Professor Clark will investigate the possibilities of combining AI with quantum computing .