Alexandre Défossez
person·research engineer executive·active
Kyutai executive researcher and former FAIR Paris research engineer who led MusicGen and co-led AudioCraft.
Recorded facts
| Official site | https://ai.honu.io/ ↗ |
|---|---|
| Geography | Paris, France |
| role subtypes | research engineer; research executive; model lead |
| geography basis | Included for public professional activity based in or materially tied to France, Wallonia, Romandy, or Monaco; residence and nationality are not inferred. |
| information scope | Public professional information only |
| organization roles | role: Chief Exploration Officer · status: current · organization name: Kyutai |
| professional names | Alexandre Défossez |
| fields of expertise | generative audio; source separation; neural audio codecs |
| professional languages | unknown |
| latest relevant activity | date: 2026 · description: Lists current work as Chief Exploration Officer at Kyutai. · date precision: year |
| professional geographies | Paris, France |
| public professional biography | Kyutai executive researcher and former FAIR Paris research engineer who led MusicGen and co-led AudioCraft. |
| works research products events public outcomes | MusicGen; AudioCraft; AudioGen; EnCodec |
History
| contributed to | AudioCraftSource 1 ↗ PARTY CLAIM high confidence |
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| formerly worked at | MetaSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
Sources & changes
Checked 10d ago · highhow verification works
Field-level evidence
Public change history
- Status unknown → active
- Official URL unknown → ai.honu.io
- Record maintenance · 12 fields updated
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