As the Principal Investigator of the Berkeley Speech and Computation lab, Dr. Beguš leads efforts to develop the most realistic models of human language learning—creating an artificial baby language learner.

Serving as the Linguistics Lead at Project CETI, a non-profit dedicated to listening to sperm whales, he researches one of the most intriguing communication systems in the animal kingdom.

Dr. Beguš bridges his work on AI interpretability and the industry through InterpretAI.

He is also the College Principal of Bowles Hall, the oldest residential college in the United States and the only one at UC Berkeley. In this leadership role, he fosters a multi-faceted and multi-generational community where every student can grow personally, professionally, and academically.

His research has been featured in numerous press outlets, including the Financial Times, The Atlantic, National Geographic, Quanta Magazine, Harvard Magazine, Noema Magazine, and others.

Dr. Beguš regularly appears as an invited speaker in diverse venues such as NYU Stern School of Business, Centre Pompidou, the National Science Foundation, and the Santa Fe Institute. His models inspired parts of the La Bienale di Venezia exhibition and a science fiction book for young audiences.