Marzieh Fadaee promoted to head of Cohere Labs

Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) scaleup Cohere has promoted staff research scientist Marzieh Fadaee to head of its non-profit research division, Cohere Labs , replacing outgoing leader Sara Hooker.

“It’s an honor and a responsibility to lead such an extraordinary group of researchers pushing the boundaries of AI research,” Fadaee wrote in LinkedIn and X posts announcing the news.

Fadaee thanked Hooker for shaping Cohere Labs and said she looks forward to working with Joelle Pineau, Cohere’s new chief AI officer, to write the AI research lab’s “next chapter.”

“I’m looking forward to this next chapter, and to the discoveries we’ll make together.”

Fadaee previously worked under Hooker’s leadership as a staff research scientist at Cohere Labs. There, she focused on complex probl