Joelle Pineau
CanadaresearcherFemale8.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Dr. Joelle Pineau is the former head of artificial intelligence research at Meta Platforms Inc. and a computer science professor at McGill University in Montreal. With a focus on AI applications in robotics, healthcare, and conversational agents, she has been influential in advancing AI technologies, particularly through her leadership of the Fundamental AI Research team. Dr. Pineau announced her departure from Meta after eight years to create space for new leadership as the company embarks on a significant AI investment strategy.
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Joelle Pineau is Cohere’s chief AI officer, who discussed the appetite for solutions built outside of the U.S.
Cohere, Open Text to pitch Canadian-made AI agent tools to enterprisesCanada· 2026-09-16
Joelle Pineau was appointed as the chief AI officer at Cohere.
Cohere president Martin Kon steps down, moves into advisory roleCanada· 2025-08-28
Joelle Pineau, the head of artificial-intelligence research at Meta Platforms Inc., is leaving the company after eight years.
Meta AI research head, Joelle Pineau, leaving companyCanada· 2025-04-01
