Cohere For AI
Cohere For AI is a non-profit research lab that seeks to solve complex machine learning problems. We support fundamental research that explores the unknown, and are focused on creating more points of entry into machine learning research.
Cohere For AI
Cohere For AI is a non-profit research lab that seeks to solve complex machine learning problems. We support fundamental research that explores the unknown, and are focused on creating more points of entry into machine learning research.
Fundamental research lab
We work at the frontier of AI progress with the goal of solving cutting edge scientific problems. We see contributions to traditional conferences and publications in journals as an important part of our work, but also support efforts that go “beyond the research paper” and encourage scientific communication through different mediums. We drive the creation of new research spaces and breakthroughs that changes where, how and by whom research is done. We believe that technology is powerful, and empowering different perspectives ensures responsible innovation.
Open Science Initiative
We’re not just another research group. We are a hybrid lab with both a dedicated research staff and support for open science initiatives. We collaborate openly with independent researchers all over the world to conduct top-tier ML research.
Our open science research community is a space where researchers, engineers, linguists, social scientists, and lifelong learners connect and collaborate with each other. We come together from over 100 countries around the world and support large and small scale research collaborations.
Our programs
Advancing the NLP space through our programs.
making models multilingual
AYA research project
About
Aya is a global project that aims to build a multilingual language model via instruction tuning that harnesses the collective wisdom and contributions of people from all over the world. It is the largest open science initiative to-date in AI involving 100+ independent researchers all over the world. Aya is open to anyone who is passionate about advancing the field of natural language processing and is committed to promoting open science. Learn more about the project in this blog post.
Join the Aya Discord server and start contributing in your language today.
academic support
Research grant
Benefits
Cohere For AI research grants are designed to support academic partners who are conducting research with the goal of releasing a peer-reviewed scientific artifact. Our program provides academic partners, developers, researchers, and other members of our community with subsidized access to the Cohere API.
Exploring the unknown together
Scholars program
About
Our Scholars Program provides the opportunity to work alongside some of the best research and engineering experts in the world. We have created an open and supportive environment that provides an alternative point of entry into machine learning research.
making models multilingual
AYA research project
About
Aya is a global project that aims to build a multilingual language model via instruction tuning that harnesses the collective wisdom and contributions of people from all over the world. It is the largest open science initiative to-date in AI involving 100+ independent researchers all over the world. Aya is open to anyone who is passionate about advancing the field of natural language processing and is committed to promoting open science. Learn more about the project in this blog post.
Join the Aya Discord server and start contributing in your language today.
academic support
Research grant
Benefits
Cohere For AI research grants are designed to support academic partners who are conducting research with the goal of releasing a peer-reviewed scientific artifact. Our program provides academic partners, developers, researchers, and other members of our community with subsidized access to the Cohere API.
Exploring the unknown together
Scholars program
About
Our Scholars Program provides the opportunity to work alongside some of the best research and engineering experts in the world. We have created an open and supportive environment that provides an alternative point of entry into machine learning research.
Spotlight papers
Past events and videos
Research is inherently a human endeavor, and our event series provide insights from beginning to breakthrough.
Video
Fireside Chat: Colin Raffel
Video
8-bit Methods for Efficient Deep Learning
Video
Mechanistic Interpretability: Getting Started
Video
Fireside Chat: Pablo Samuel Castro
Video
Career creation for non-standard candidates
Video
Fireside Chat: Samy Bengio
Meet our research team
Our staff brings together machine learning experts to contribute to progress in machine learning through fundamental research. We are committed to open collaboration, and empowering more points of entry into machine learning research through our scholars program.
Sara hooker
head, Cohere for ai
Marzieh Fadaee
Senior Research Scientist
Julia Kreutzer
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Ahmet Üstün
Research Scientist
Beyza Ermis
Research Scientist
Madeline Smith
Operations and Community Lead
Brittawnya Prince
Operations Associate
Arash Ahmadian Dehkordi
Research Scholar
Luiza Pozzobon
Research Scholar
Viraat Aryabumi
Research Intern
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s C4AI’s origin story?
In 2017, a team of friends, classmates, and engineers started a distributed research collaboration, with a focus on creating a medium for early-career AI enthusiasts to engage with experienced researchers – they called it “for.ai.” Two of those co-founding members, Aidan Gomez and Ivan Zhang, later went on to co-found Cohere, and many of the original members went on to do exciting things (pursuing PhDs, working at industry and academic labs).
At the time, For AI was one of the first community-driven research groups to support independent researchers around the world. Today, Cohere is proud to reintroduce For AI as Cohere For AI, a dedicated research lab and community for exploring the unknown, together. Watch the C4AI history video here.
Do you charge for your educational programs or community membership?
We do not charge for participating in any of our programs, and are committed to supporting educational outreach programs, which include compute resources and infrastructure needed to participate in machine learning research.
are you hiring for research positions or interns?
Our full list of positions are listed here.
How can I stay in touch?
To stay up to date on upcoming talks, sign up for our mailing list.
You can also apply to join our open science community or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Join our open science community
Collaborate with researchers, engineers, linguists, social scientists, and lifelong learners from 100+ countries on top-tier ML research.