PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, New Zealand

University of Otago

Statistics

People here now
0
People ever
6
Full moves in and out
2 in, 6 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 6 people shaping AI have worked or studied at University of Otago, all as former affiliations with no current roles recorded. That total covers 3 people with work roles and 3 recorded only as students. By all-time headcount, University of Otago is tied for 553rd among 3,127 universities (tied for 808th of 8,827 organizations overall). “Language and speech” and “Systems, hardware and security” lead 4 areas of expertise (2 each of 6 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 1989 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 6 out, led by departures to University of Auckland (2).

University of Auckland is the largest destination for departures (2 full moves), across 2 moves in and 6 out.Full moves into (2) and out of (6) University of Otago, grouped under top-level organizations. Excludes 4 roles added alongside an existing position. Smaller routes are grouped as Other. universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A three-column flow diagram. People came from organizations on the left, University of Otago is in the middle, and destinations are on the right. It shows 2 incoming and 6 outgoing full moves.

Source: People of Superintelligence career records with full moves only, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
DirectionOrganizationFull moves
FromCarnegie Mellon University1
FromTechnical University of Sofia1
CenterUniversity of Otago2 in, 6 out
ToUniversity of Auckland2
ToAuckland University of Technology1
ToMila1
ToNational University of Singapore1
ToPolytechnique Montréal1
Among 6 people formerly at University of Otago with a known current role, University of Auckland employs the most, with 2.Current employers of people who formerly worked or studied at University of Otago (6 of 6 former people have a recorded current role). universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A ranked bar chart of the 6 organizations that currently employ the most people formerly at University of Otago, led by University of Auckland (2).

Source: People of Superintelligence current and former career records, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
Current organizationFormer people here nowShare of former people with a current role
University of Auckland233.3%
Auckland University of Technology116.7%
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences116.7%
Dalian University116.7%
IQuest Research116.7%
Max Planck Society116.7%

Across work histories (excluding degrees), 3 of the 3 people who have worked at University of Otago (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting University of Otago to 13 peer institutions.

No single organization shares more than 1 person with University of Otago across 13 organizations (3 people with outside work stints).Organizations where people with work records at University of Otago also worked at any time in their careers (3 people across 13 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at University of Otago. 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
Auckland University of Technology1
Australian National University1
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences1
Dalian University1
LMSYS Org1

People here now

We have no evidence of a current role here. Our last dated work record here ended in 2026. All 6 people associated with University of Otago appear under former affiliations below.

People with former affiliations

We record 6 people with former affiliations at University of Otago: 3 who held work roles and 3 recorded as students only. 6 of the 6 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by University of Auckland (2). Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 26,113 (median h-index 54).

Posts that include University of Otago

University of Otago appears in 3 research posts comparing organizations across AI.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionWe estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  3. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.