Summary
Alex Cui is a seasoned AI-focused technology leader and founder, currently CTO and co-founder of GPTZero, where he leads the responsible adoption of AI and the development of the premier platform for detecting AI-generated text. With roughly a decade in the field, he combines hands-on ML research with startup leadership, drawing on his time as a Research Scientist at Waabi and as a co-founder of Open Mind. His career spans impactful ML internships at Uber, Facebook, and Kuna Systems, as well as entrepreneurial roles with Open Mind Press and Whimmly Inc., demonstrating a versatile ML-to-product trajectory. Based in Old Toronto, he navigates the venture-backed startup ecosystem, including a stint as a VC intern at Builders VC, and is building a team focused on ensuring authentic human content online. An early multi-disciplinary achiever, he earned recognition as a Silver Medalist at the International Chemistry Olympiad and maintains academic ties with the University of Toronto and Caltech, underscoring curiosity and rigorous problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
4.0, 4.0 at University of Toronto
English, Shanghainese, Chinese, French