PeopleofSuperintelligence

Company, United States

Adaption Labs

Statistics

People here now
4
People ever
4
Citations of current people
70,921
Median h-index of current people
17.5
Full moves in and out
4 in, 0 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 4 of the 4 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 4 people shaping AI have worked at Adaption Labs, and all 4 hold current roles here. Among 3,344 companies, the group is tied for 40th on current people and tied for 155th on all-time people. Language and speech leads 3 areas of expertise (2 of 4 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 2 of the 4 people here now (50%). Dated work records span from 2025 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 4 full moves in and none out, led by arrivals from Cohere (3).

Researchers make up 2 of the 4 people here now (50%).Roles, current affiliations, profile topics, and recorded birth countries (1 known) and birth years (0 known) for the 4 people here now.

A summary of current people at Adaption Labs. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 1 person. No birth years are recorded.

Role categories

  • Research2
  • Builders1
  • Lab leaders1

Current affiliations

  • Adaption Labs4

Top profile topics

  • ai governance1
  • continual learning1
  • datasets1
  • deep learning1
  • generative models1

Birth countries

Known for 1 of 4 people now.

  • Ireland1

Median birth year

No known birth years

Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValuePeople
RoleResearch2
RoleBuilders1
RoleLab leaders1
Current affiliationAdaption Labs4
Profile topicai governance1
Profile topiccontinual learning1
Profile topicdatasets1
Profile topicdeep learning1
Profile topicgenerative models1
Birth countryIreland1
Birth country coverage1 of 4 people now1
Median birth yearNo known years0

Full arrivals outnumbered full departures by 4 (4 in vs. 0 out): arrivals came 1 from a university (25%) and 3 from companies (75%).

From 2023 to 2026, 4 people joined and 0 left, a net gain of 4.Latest recorded transition per person, 2023–2026 (4 full moves and 0 roles taken alongside existing work).

A list of people who joined or left Adaption Labs from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.

Joined

Left

No recorded moves.

Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearPersonDirectionOther organizationMove type
2026Hugo LarochelleJoinedUniversité de MontréalFull move
2026Shivalika SinghJoinedCohereFull move
2025Sara HookerJoinedCohereFull move
2025Sudip RoyJoinedCohereFull move

Compared with peer companies, Adaption Labs ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 40th of 3,344) than on all-time headcount (tied for 155th); 4 of its 4 all-time people (100%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 4 of the 4 people who have worked at Adaption Labs (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Adaption Labs to 11 peer institutions. Among the 4 current people with confident OpenAlex author records, combined citations reach 70,921 and the median h-index is 17.5 (combined h-index 102, tied for 59th among 511 counted companies); Hugo Larochelle leads by citations (66,259).

Among 3,344 companies, Adaption Labs is tied for 40th on current people (4) and tied for 155th on all-time people (4).Standing across all organizations and organizations of the same type on current people, all-time people and combined h-index of current people. Ties share a rank.

A table compares Adaption Labs with 8827 organizations and 3344 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.

People now

4 people

tied for 318th of 8,827 organizationstied for 40th of 3,344 companies

People ever

4 people

tied for 1,053rd of 8,827 organizationstied for 155th of 3,344 companies

Combined h-index of people now

102 across 4 people

tied for 458th of 1,834 organizationstied for 59th of 511 companies

Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValueAll organizationsSame type
People now4tied for 318th of 8,827tied for 40th of 3,344
People ever4tied for 1,053rd of 8,827tied for 155th of 3,344
Combined h-index of people now102 (4 people)tied for 458th of 1,834tied for 59th of 511
Cohere and Google share the largest career overlap with Adaption Labs: 3 people each.Organizations where people with work records at Adaption Labs also worked at any time in their careers (4 people across 11 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Adaption Labs. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
Cohere3
Google3
BRIDGEi2i Analytics Solutions1
Delta Analytics1
McGill University1

People here now

The 4 people with a current role at Adaption Labs include 2 researchers, 1 builder and 1 lab leader. Earlier in their careers, 4 of the 4 held a work role at another organization, most often at Cohere (3) and Google (3). 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Adaption Labs.

Posts that include Adaption Labs

Adaption Labs appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.

  1. Of 943 people shaping AI who worked at Google, 446 work there nowOur estimates of where the 943 people shaping AI who worked at Google and Google DeepMind work now: 446 at Google and 452 across 278 other organizations.
  2. Google alumni have founded or led 133 other organizations, more than any other AI labWe estimate that alumni of 17 major AI labs went on to found or lead 350 other organizations, including 226 they founded, and we trace 472 career moves directly between 23 labs since 2010.