Created and directed by Olaf Witkowski, Cross Labs was established by Cross Compass in spring 2019. Cross Labs sought to uncover the mathematical bases of all intelligent processes, observable both in nature and in artificial environments. By acquiring this understanding, Cross Labs aimed to design new tools to solve problems in industry, bridging industrial and academic research by promoting fundamental and applied science in connection with the technological needs of future society. The institute closed on August 31, 2026. This archive preserves its researchers’ and collaborators’ work, with original credits and Cross Compass’s historical support acknowledged.
AI improving life in our society
Cross Labs was at the edge of a huge technological step, with applications quickly changing the dynamics of life in society. As industry faced a shortage of labour force, the advent of Deep Learning brought a new set of solutions to the industrial scene. Its researchers created and adapted cutting-edge technology to improve the quality of products, increase productivity, and assist workers in the various contexts of manufacturing, robotics, medical, IoT, marketing, and finance.
Man is a machine: The brain has muscles for thinking as the legs have muscles for walking.
– Julien Offray de La Mettrie, French physician (1709-1751)
Beyond AI
In addition to bringing the latest research to society, Cross Labs devoted a special effort to keep innovating in AI technology. Its researchers took inspiration and integrated research from the many fields that tackle the phenomenon of intelligence: artificial intelligence, robotics, cognitive neuroscience, artificial life, computer vision, natural language processing, and many other disciplines. By exploring intelligence from its very fundamental principles, they sought to invent new machine intelligences, unraveling new paths towards the achievement of an Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
A historical hub for Intelligence Science
From April 2019 until its closure in August 2026, Cross Labs’ mission spanned academic and industrial research to catalyse progress in intelligence science. Alongside its research, it brought together university labs, technology companies, and research institutions through collaborative projects, workshops, and scientific meetings. Cross Labs collaborated with research efforts at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, the University of Tokyo, Hokkaido University, Monash University, OIST, and GoodAI.