Safety & interpretability · Montreal, CA · founded 2025

LawZero: who founded it, who funds it

LawZero is a Montreal AI safety lab founded in 2025 by Yoshua Bengio, who came from Mila. What it is building: non-agentic 'Scientist AI'; a nonprofit backed by $300M from Canada and Germany (Sept 2026). No funding round has been disclosed. It has not released anything outsiders can use yet.

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Founders: Yoshua Bengio (ex-Mila)
Founders from: ex-Mila
Location: Montreal, CA (North America)
Valuation: ·
Raised: · disclosed
Investors: Government of Canada, Government of Germany
What ships: Research only

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News

Sep 18, 2026
Yoshua Bengio says betting on safer AI systems will pay off

AnalysisThe LogicLawZero
Sep 18, 2026
LawZero receives a commitment of up to $300M in joint funding from Canada and Germany

FundingPR NewswireLawZero
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- CBC Canada is investing $150M to make AI safer. Will it work?
- Dealroom Bengio's LawZero lands $220M grant from Canada and Germany for safe AI
Feb 19, 2026
Ottawa will back LawZero as Bengio’s research lab seeks money to expand

FundingThe LogicLawZero
Jan 15, 2026
AI ‘godfather’ Yoshua Bengio believes he’s found a technical fix for AI’s biggest risks

AnalysisFortuneLawZero
Jun 2, 2025
AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio launches nonprofit LawZero AI lab, with a focus on safe AI

AnalysisSiliconANGLELawZero
+2 more coverage
- Time Magazine The Most-Cited Computer Scientist Has a Plan to Make AI More Trustworthy
- TechCrunch Yoshua Bengio launches LawZero, a nonprofit AI safety lab

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