Ekin Dogus Cubuk
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- RAISE Summit20 min
Fireside Chat with Ekin Dogus Cubuk, Co-CEO of Periodic Labs | RAISE Summit 2026
Founded by former Google Brain and DeepMind researchers, a new company is deploying a hybrid infrastructure of large language models, reinforcement learning, and high-throughput robotics to overcome data limitations in physical science. The Bay Area laboratory automates semiconductor and materials research by executing thousands of daily experiments to create a recursive improvement cycle for chip manufacturing and solid-state chemistry. With an immediate goal of reaching 1,000 experimental trials per day, the venture aims to generate rapid process engineering breakthroughs for the industry while evolving toward profitable intellectual property generation.
- a16z52 min
Building an AI Physicist: ChatGPT Co-Creator’s Next Venture
Anjney Midha, Liam Fedus, Ekin Dogus Cubuk
Founded by co-creators of ChatGPT and DeepMind physicists, Periodic Labs operates a frontier AI research facility dedicated to advancing physical science by coupling Large Language Models with automated high-throughput experimentation. The organization deploys a unique "mid-training" methodology and physically grounded reward functions to overcome the epistemic limits of current models, specifically targeting the discovery of high-temperature superconductors exceeding 200 Kelvin. By integrating ML scientists, experimentalists, and simulators into a unified workflow, the company aims to replace theoretical predictions with real-world data loops, eventually expanding its "AI physicist" capabilities to serve aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries.