PeopleofSuperintelligence

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Younes Bensouda Mourri

Younes Bensouda Mourri is an AI researcher and educator whose work connects university teaching with AI-powered learning. After attending an American school in Tangier through age 18, he gained admission to Stanford to study AI, joined its AI Lab, and helped build online machine-learning courses and Stanford AI classes. In 2020, he taught Coursera's four-course Natural Language Processing Specialization, which trains learners to build NLP systems with deep learning. As of October 2026, he is an AI researcher and lecturer at Stanford and founder and CEO of LiveTech.AI, whose personalized-learning platform serves more than 10 million students across eight or more countries.

Now at
Stanford University and LiveTech.AI
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Timeline

  1. By 2019

    Tangier school and Stanford

    By 2019, he is pursuing a master's in statistics at Stanford after attending the American School of Tangier through age 18 and earning admission to study AI.

  2. By 2019

    Improving Coursera machine learning

    By 2019, he works with Stanford's AI Lab on Coursera's Machine Learning course, redesigning 12 assignments and building an auto-grader that grades millions of submissions in real time.

  3. 2019

    Stanford's applied AI courses

    In 2019, he teaches Stanford's Applied Machine Learning and Teaching Artificial Intelligence classes and advises its Deep Learning course. He co-creates all three.

  4. June 2020

    Coursera's NLP specialization

    In June 2020, he teaches Coursera's four-course Natural Language Processing Specialization, which helps learners develop deep learning techniques to build NLP systems.

  5. October 2024

    LiveTech.AI tools for educators

    In October 2024, he visits Nazarbayev University's Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence and presents LiveTech.AI's goals for a platform that builds AI tools for educators.

  6. October 2025

    A CAREC education conference

    In October 2025, he takes part in the CAREC conference at Zhanibekov University in Shymkent, which explores using AI to improve access to inclusive education. He is a Stanford lecturer and LiveTech.AI founder.

  7. As of October 2026

    AI researcher and LiveTech.AI CEO

    As of October 2026, he is an AI researcher and lecturer at Stanford and founder and CEO of LiveTech.AI. The company builds AI-powered personalized learning used by more than 10 million students in eight or more countries. Stanford lists CS 129: Applied Machine Learning among his current courses.

Career

  1. NowStanford UniversityAI lecturer
  2. NowLiveTech.AIFounder and CEO
  3. 2020Coursera

Education

  1. Stanford University

From the biography.

  1. 20% of people at companies who shape AI also hold a university role, led by Google and Stanford UniversityIncludes Stanford University. We estimate that 539 of the 6,766 people with a known current organization (8%) hold both a university role and a company role, including 20% of people at companies and 13% of people at universities.
  2. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Includes Stanford University. Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.
  3. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Stanford University. We 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.
  4. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Stanford University. We 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.

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  1. Du côté académique, l'IA devrait pouvoir s'occuper de tout fnh.ma. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Moroccan Student Helps Build Artificial Intelligence Curriculum moroccoworldnews.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Younes Bensouda Mourri explorecourses.stanford.edu. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Natural Language Processing Specialization from deeplearning.ai: Q&A with Younes Bensouda Mourri blog.coursera.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Stanford University Lecturer visited the ISSAI issai.nu.edu.kz. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. Dr. Varol Delivers a Keynote Address in the CAREC Conference on Harnessing AI for Inclusive Education at Zhanibekov University issai.nu.edu.kz. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. Younes Bensouda Mourri — AI Researcher & Educator younesmourri.com. Checked 21 October 2026.