Yi ZENG
26 April 2025
Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences | Spokesperson, China AI Safety Institute

Yi Zeng is a Professor at Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, serving as the Director of Brain-inspired Cognitive Intelligence Lab, and founding director of International Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance. He is the founding director of Center for Long-term Artificial Intelligence, an independent research organization. He is the Chief Scientist of AI Ethics and Governance at Institute of AI International Governance, Tsinghua University. He is also a Professor at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
He is a board member for the National Governance Committee for Next Generation Artificial Intelligence, China. He is an expert in the UNESCO Ad Hoc Expert Group on AI Ethics, and an expert in the WHO Expert Group on AI Ethics and Governance for Healthcare.
Yi Zeng's research interests are Brain-inspired Artificial Intelligence, Artificial General Intelligence, Philosophy, Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence, and AI for Sustainable Development.