VP, Autonomy Team / Head of AGI SF Lab / Amazon
David Luan is a prominent leader in the field of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and machine learning. He currently serves as the VP of the Autonomy Team and Head of the AGI SF Lab at Amazon, where he is focused on building a new lab for agents. Prior to Amazon, he was the co-founder and CEO of Adept AI Labs, an enterprise AI startup focused on building a universal AI collaborator. His extensive background also includes roles as VP of Engineering at OpenAI and Director of the large models effort at Google Research.
VP, Autonomy Team; Head of AGI SF Lab
Founding Team, CEO
Impact Advisory Committee
Director
VP of Engineering
Director of Engineering
Director of AI
CEO
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iRobot Research
Intern, Computer Science Department
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Core technical and professional competencies inferred from leadership roles in AGI, Machine Learning, and Engineering.
A robotic, objective summary of David Luan's professional profile, focusing on his executive roles at major tech companies and his founder status.
Yes, he co-founded Adept AI Labs in January 2022 and served as its CEO until December 2024.
He was VP of Engineering at OpenAI for approximately two years, from July 2018 to September 2020.
He was the Director of the large models effort at Google Research from September 2020 to November 2021.
Yes, he was affiliated with Apollo Global Management Inc. from January 2021 to December 2022.
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