Joel Lehman

In a new four-part framework, Lila's open-endedness team argues that scaling alone won’t make AI creative, and presents new research on what it takes for AI to generate, judge and build on its own ideas.

Fast Company has named Lila Sciences' CEO and co-founder @Geoffrey von Maltzahn one of its 2026 Tech Visionaries of the Year, recognizing him "for automating execution of the entire scientific method."

In three months, Lila Sciences’ AI-directed lab proposed, synthesized and screened 2,942 catalysts for green hydrogen, identifying 6 high-performing material families.