

Markus Buehler
Researcher · Founder
Now Jerry McAfee (1940) Professor in Engineering, MIT; Co-founder and CTO, Unreasonable Labs
Latest on AI4S.fyiTimeline · May 28Unreasonable Labs' ProjectionBench asks models to predict a recent paper's results from its research question alone, then with more detail; GPT-5.4 scores highestAccount linked from meche.mit.edu · Avatar from their X account, taken 2026-10-01
Affiliations
Current
- Jerry McAfee (1940) Professor in Engineering · MIT
- Co-founder and CTO · Unreasonable Labs
Current roles come from these dated records, not from the bio below. Each links the page it was read from.
Founded
- Unreasonable LabsScience models and AI scientists · 1 round on record · disclosed $13.5M · Round (unnamed) $13.5M
Background: MIT (professor of engineering) (as the company's own announcements put it)
Co-founders: Yuan Cao
Backed byPlayground Global
On the timeline
- 2026-05-28Unreasonable Labs' ProjectionBench asks models to predict a recent paper's results from its research question alone, then with more detail; GPT-5.4 scores highest
- 2026-05-27Unreasonable Labs' LEIA predicts how 3D lattice materials deform and where stress builds as loads are applied step by step, checked only against simulation
- 2026-03-10Unreasonable Labs launches from stealth with a $13.5 million round
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