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Sepp Hochreiter

LSTM co-inventor; European deep learning leader

JKU Linz / NXAI ecosystem

Sepp HochreiterLSTM co-inventorHochreiter Schmidhuber
Quick profileSepp Hochreiter ranks #91 on the AGI Times 100 (2026) — public researchers, engineers, and builders ranked by influence. Not an intelligence test.

Sepp Hochreiter ranks #91 on the AGI Times 100 (2026) as a public figure whose work shaped how AI is researched, engineered, or deployed. LSTM co-inventor; European deep learning leader.

Associated primarily with JKU Linz / NXAI ecosystem, Hochreiter is known for: LSTM with Schmidhuber; European AI research institutes; Long-sequence modeling history. Those threads generate the search demand we map in the keyword doors on this page — name queries, lab queries, and the breakthrough phrases people type after a news cycle.

Influence, on our methodology, is not a personality contest. It is the combination of ideas others reuse, systems others ship on top of, institutions that allocate talent and capital, and public conversation that changes what builders and buyers do next.

Citations below point to primary papers, lab pages, or reputable public sources. Affiliations change. Use this profile as a map for learning and due diligence — then train your team to apply modern AI tools with clear ownership, privacy rules, and human review.

Known for

  • LSTM with Schmidhuber
  • European AI research institutes
  • Long-sequence modeling history

Citations & further reading

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