Cohere, an AI company, is expanding its presence in London with the addition of Phil Blunsom as Chief Scientist and Ed Grefenstette as Head of Machine Learning. Both are esteemed figures in the field of machine learning, having held significant roles at DeepMind and Facebook AI Research. Phil will continue his academic contributions at Oxford University while driving product-oriented research at Cohere, and Ed will lead core machine learning teams to enhance Cohere’s platform functionality. This strategic move aligns with Cohere’s mission to innovate in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning, leveraging London’s status as a hub for technological advancement. The company aims to create machines that understand the world and are safely accessible, with the expertise of Phil and Ed expected to propel Cohere’s technical innovation and platform capabilities.