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Mila Scientific Director Hugo Larochelle joins AI company Adaption to advise on personal AI tools

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Hugo Larochelle is stepping into an advisory capacity at Adaption while retaining his role as Scientific Director at Mila, lending his deep learning background from earlier positions at Google DeepMind and Twitter Cortex to a startup whose focus is building AI systems that help individuals adapt to and adopt new tools in real time.

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Hugo Larochelle@hugo_larochelle#21inTech

Enthusiastic to advise and contribute to Adaption's mission to develop technology that helps people adapt and adopt AI for their individual ambitions. Adaption and @sarahookr's leadership in this direction is remarkable, and I'm proud a Mila alumni is pushing this boundary!

adaption@adaption_ai

Adaption is proud to welcome @hugo_larochelle Ph.D. as Scientific Lead.

Hugo is the Scientific Director at @Mila_Quebec and a defining voice in modern AI research.

Welcome to Adaption Hugo!

7:08 AM · Jul 2, 2026 · 5.2K Views

Advisor Signal

What the advisory seat signals for the startup

The appointment pairs Mila's academic scale with Adaption's applied work on continuously learning models, giving the company an external voice on scientific direction without shifting Larochelle's primary affiliation.

Open Question

Next steps for the collaboration stay unclear

No further details have surfaced on specific projects, product changes, or how the advisory input will translate into features, leaving the practical effects on Adaption's roadmap as an open item.

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Many users welcomed Hugo Larochelle joining Adaption as Scientific Lead with congratulations, calling the hire a great get, big win, and huge news.

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Sara Hooker@sarahookr

Truly honored to have @hugo_larochelle join us as a scientific lead alongside his work at @Mila_Quebec.

Welcome @hugo_larochelle! 🎉✨

adaption@adaption_ai

Adaption is proud to welcome @hugo_larochelle Ph.D. as Scientific Lead.

Hugo is the Scientific Director at @Mila_Quebec and a defining voice in modern AI research.

Welcome to Adaption Hugo!

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adaption@adaption_ai

Adaption is proud to welcome @hugo_larochelle Ph.D. as Scientific Lead.

Hugo is the Scientific Director at @Mila_Quebec and a defining voice in modern AI research.

Welcome to Adaption Hugo!

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👩‍💻 Paige Bailey@DynamicWebPaige

@adaption_ai @hugo_larochelle @Mila_Quebec Huge!!! Congrats to everyone involved, Hugo is *amazing* 😁🙌

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adaption@adaption_ai

Read the full announcement: https://adaptionlabs.ai/blog/hugo-larochelle

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Sudip Roy@sudip_r0y

Welcome @hugo_larochelle !

Honored to have you with us.

adaption@adaption_ai

Adaption is proud to welcome @hugo_larochelle Ph.D. as Scientific Lead.

Hugo is the Scientific Director at @Mila_Quebec and a defining voice in modern AI research.

Welcome to Adaption Hugo!

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Alex Wiltschko@awiltschko

@hugo_larochelle @sarahookr Whoa, are you leaving MILA?

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Stefania Druga@Stefania_druga

@sarahookr @hugo_larochelle @Mila_Quebec Congratulations! ✨

Sara Hooker@sarahookr

Truly honored to have @hugo_larochelle join us as a scientific lead alongside his work at @Mila_Quebec.

Welcome @hugo_larochelle! 🎉✨

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Adeiza Web3 🐜@Adeiza_web3

@adaption_ai @hugo_larochelle @Mila_Quebec Congratulations and welcome @hugo_larochelle 👏🏾

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ADAM@adamu_RHT

@adaption_ai @hugo_larochelle @Mila_Quebec Big win for Adaption. Welcome aboard, Hugo! 🚀

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Shivay Lamba@HowDevelop

@adaption_ai @hugo_larochelle @Mila_Quebec Wow great news!

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AureliaX@0xAurix

@adaption_ai @hugo_larochelle @Mila_Quebec congratulations and welcome!

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Hugo Larochelle@hugo_larochelle

@awiltschko @sarahookr Hehe no, still as much at Mila as before, as scientific director :-)

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Kathryn Hume@HumeKathryn

@hugo_larochelle @sarahookr Congrats to you both!

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shreya rajpal@ShreyaR

@hugo_larochelle @sarahookr congrats @hugo_larochelle and @sarahookr @sudip_r0y!! what a great get 🎉

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priya joseph@ayirpelle

@adaption_ai @hugo_larochelle @Mila_Quebec Great get🚀

Sail Ai@Sail_AI1

@adaption_ai @sarahookr @hugo_larochelle @Mila_Quebec