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Joe Ciekalski previously taught in Japan and learned synthesis and chemistry.
Ekin Dogus Cubuk · Synthesis Superintelligence: from Semiconductors to Superconductors — Periodic Labs’ Liam Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk · 8 Oct 2026
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“But he also was a professor in Japan for a bit. So learned synthesis and chemistry.”
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