Jeff Clune joined DeepMind.

Judged as of 2023-02-23. True if Jeff Clune took up a role at DeepMind around that date, shown by an announcement, his own statement, his CV or profile, or news coverage (e.g. as a senior research advisor). Mostly true if he joined in a part-time or advisory capacity that sources describe slightly differently, or if the start date is a little different. Mostly false if he only had an agreement or affiliation that did not amount to joining. False if he did not join DeepMind.

Set before the research began.

1. E1 CBMM | Quest Seminar Series: Improving Deep Reinforcement Learning via Quality Diversity, Open-Ended, and AI-Generating Algorithms | Brain and Cognitive Sciences MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences (CBMM event page) · 5 February 2023

   “Speaker: Jeff Clune, Associate Professor, Computer Science, University of British Columbia; Canada CIFAR AI Chair and Faculty Member, Vector Institute; Senior Research Advisor, DeepMind”

2. E2 Jeff-Clune-CV.pdf Jeff Clune (personal CV) · 25 October 2026

   “Senior Research Advisor, DeepMind, 2023 - 2025”

An MIT seminar listing dated 2023-02-05 names Jeff Clune as "Senior Research Advisor, DeepMind" alongside his UBC and Vector Institute roles (E1). Clune's own CV lists "Senior Research Advisor, DeepMind, 2023 - 2025" (E2). That puts the role at about the time of the 2023-02-23 announcement. The resolution criteria name a senior research advisor role as an example of joining, so the claim holds.