Jean-Gabriel Ganascia
Also known as Gabriel Naëj
Jean-Gabriel Ganascia is a computer scientist known for symbolic machine learning and for books on artificial intelligence. He defended doctoral dissertations at Paris-Sud University in 1983 and 1987 and became a professor at Pierre and Marie Curie University in 1988. In 1991 he introduced a measure of rule interestingness that data-mining researchers now call the Ganascia index. He chaired COMETS, the CNRS ethics committee, from 2016 to 2021, and in 2017 he published Le Mythe de la Singularité, an essay against the technological singularity. As of October 2026, he is a professor of computer science at Sorbonne University.
- Now at
- Sorbonne University
- Works
- 628
- Citations
- 1,752
- h-index
- 22
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.
Timeline
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1983–1988
From doctorates to a professorship
He defends a doctoral dissertation on knowledge-based systems at Paris-Sud University in 1983, and in 1987 he defends a thèse d'État on symbolic machine learning there. In 1988 he becomes a professor of computer science at Pierre and Marie Curie University.
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1991
The Ganascia index
In a 1991 paper he introduces a measure of rule interestingness, which data-mining researchers now call the Ganascia index.
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2016–2021
Chairing the CNRS ethics committee
From 2016 to 2021 he chairs COMETS, the ethics committee of the CNRS.
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2017
An essay against the singularity
In 2017 he publishes Le Mythe de la Singularité, an essay against the technological singularity.
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2019
A chevalier of the Légion d'honneur
In 2019 he is made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.
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2022
Servitudes virtuelles
He publishes Servitudes virtuelles with Éditions du Seuil in 2022. In the book, he argues that intelligent machines have entered everyday life.
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2024
L'IA expliquée aux humains
In September 2024 he publishes L'IA expliquée aux humains with Éditions du Seuil.
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As of October 2026
Professor at Sorbonne University
He is a professor of computer science at Sorbonne University.
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- Jean-Gabriel Ganascia - Wikipedia
- Jean-Gabriel Ganascia : les articles rédigés par Jean-Gabriel Ganascia - Polytechnique Insights
- Jean-Gabriel Ganascia – How is Artificial Intelligence Changing Science?
- « Servitudes virtuelles » - 4 questions à Jean-Gabriel Ganascia - IRIS
- Dr. Jean-Gabriel Ganascia | aivancity