Marcus Hutter
Marcus Hutter is a researcher best known for AIXI, a mathematical theory of artificial general intelligence. He completed a Ph.D. thesis on instantons in QCD in 1996, and from 2000 he worked on AIXI at IDSIA. Springer published his book Universal Artificial Intelligence in 2005, and he left IDSIA in 2006. In 2006 he launched the Hutter Prize for Lossless Compression of Human Knowledge, and in 2019 he moved to DeepMind in London. As of October 2026, he is a senior staff researcher at DeepMind in London and an honorary professor at ANU.
Timeline
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1996
A thesis on instantons
He completes a Ph.D. thesis on instantons in QCD at LMU in 1996.
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2000
The AIXI model at IDSIA
From 2000 he develops and publishes a mathematical theory of artificial general intelligence, and his research at IDSIA centers on the AIXI model.
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2005
Universal Artificial Intelligence
Springer publishes his first book, Universal Artificial Intelligence: Sequential Decisions Based on Algorithmic Probability, in 2005.
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2006
Leaving IDSIA
In 2006 he leaves IDSIA and moves to RSISE.
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2006–2020
The Hutter Prize
The Hutter Prize for Lossless Compression of Human Knowledge launches in 2006, and in 2020 he raises its prize money to €500,000.
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2019
A move to DeepMind
In 2019 he moves to DeepMind in London.
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2026
Job-Less Utopia
His first generally accessible book, Job-Less Utopia, appears in 2026.
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As of October 2026
Senior staff researcher at DeepMind
A senior staff researcher at DeepMind in London, he is also an honorary professor at ANU.
Sources and credits
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