Sepp Hochreiter

Sepp Hochreiter is an influential professor of machine learning at the University of Linz, known for his groundbreaking work on Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks, which have significantly contributed to advancements in artificial intelligence, including the technologies behind voice recognition systems like Siri. Despite his pivotal role in the AI boom, he has often remained in the shadows compared to more widely recognized figures in the field. Recently, he has been in the news due to his ambitions to develop a new AI model, XLSTM, aimed at competing with prominent AI systems like Chat-GPT, as he seeks to leverage his expertise to create a European AI alternative.