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Ajeya CotraBio Anchors AI timelines report, AI safety grantmaking, intelligence explosion analysis, crunch time frameworkMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Bio Anchors AI timelines report, AI safety grantmaking, intelligence explosion analysis, crunch time frameworkf_aC2nLw9pYr
Allan DafoeVP of AI Policy at Google DeepMind; founder of the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI); leading AI governance researcher1 value
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VP of AI Policy at Google DeepMind; founder of the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI); leading AI governance researcherf_xXooK78TVw
Andrej KarpathyFormer Director of AI at Tesla, former OpenAI researcher; founded Eureka Labs; influential AI educator and researcher1 value
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Former Director of AI at Tesla, former OpenAI researcher; founded Eureka Labs; influential AI educator and researcherf_JOFyWsItEQ
Andrew NgFounder of DeepLearning.AI and Coursera; former head of Google Brain and Baidu AI; leading AI educator1 value
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Founder of DeepLearning.AI and Coursera; former head of Google Brain and Baidu AI; leading AI educatorf_Rg89IN7s7w
Beth BarnesFounded METR (formerly ARC Evals), pioneering dangerous capability evaluations for frontier AI models; led pre-deployment evaluations of GPT-4 and ClaudeMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Founded METR (formerly ARC Evals), pioneering dangerous capability evaluations for frontier AI models; led pre-deployment evaluations of GPT-4 and Claudef_bB6tN2pQ4v
Buck ShlegerisAI safety research; Redwood Research leadershipMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026AI safety research; Redwood Research leadershipf_bS2nLw9pYr
Chris OlahPioneer of neural network interpretability and visualization; co-founder of Anthropic; creator of Distill.pub and the Circuits thread at Transformer Circuits1 value
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Pioneer of neural network interpretability and visualization; co-founder of Anthropic; creator of Distill.pub and the Circuits thread at Transformer Circuitscolah.github.iof_cO4fG5hI6j
Connor LeahyCEO of Conjecture; co-founder of EleutherAI; prominent AI safety advocate; testified before UK Parliament and EU on AI risks1 value
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CEO of Conjecture; co-founder of EleutherAI; prominent AI safety advocate; testified before UK Parliament and EU on AI risksen.wikipedia.orgf_cL1aB2cD3e
Dan HendrycksAI safety research; benchmark creation; CAIS leadership; catastrophic risk focusMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026AI safety research; benchmark creation; CAIS leadership; catastrophic risk focusf_dH2nLw9pYr
Daniela AmodeiCo-founding Anthropic; Operations and business leadershipMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Co-founding Anthropic; Operations and business leadershipf_dAm2nLw9pY
Dario AmodeiCEO and co-founder of Anthropic; formerly VP of Research at OpenAI; leading proponent of responsible AI scaling1 value
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CEO and co-founder of Anthropic; formerly VP of Research at OpenAI; leading proponent of responsible AI scalingen.wikipedia.orgf_dA4jK5lM6n
David KruegerCambridge professor researching AI alignment and safety; work on deceptive alignment and goal misgeneralization1 value
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Cambridge professor researching AI alignment and safety; work on deceptive alignment and goal misgeneralizationf_hzaOwUZKsQ
David SacksWhite House AI and Crypto Czar under Trump administration; co-founder of Craft Ventures; PayPal Mafia member and former COO; founded Yammer (sold to Microsoft for $1.2B)Mar 20261 value
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Mar 2026White House AI and Crypto Czar under Trump administration; co-founder of Craft Ventures; PayPal Mafia member and former COO; founded Yammer (sold to Microsoft for $1.2B)en.wikipedia.orgf_dS7pQ3tV6x
Demis HassabisCEO of Google DeepMind; creator of AlphaGo, AlphaFold, and Gemini; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024; chess prodigy and game designer1 value
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CEO of Google DeepMind; creator of AlphaGo, AlphaFold, and Gemini; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024; chess prodigy and game designeren.wikipedia.orgf_dH4fG5hI6j
Eli LiflandRanked #1 on RAND Forecasting Initiative all-time leaderboard; co-authored AI 2027 scenario forecast; co-leads Samotsvety forecasting team; co-founded AI Futures ProjectMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Ranked #1 on RAND Forecasting Initiative all-time leaderboard; co-authored AI 2027 scenario forecast; co-leads Samotsvety forecasting team; co-founded AI Futures Projectf_eL6tN2pQ1v
Eliezer YudkowskyFounder of MIRI; pioneer of AI alignment as a field; author of 'The Sequences' on rationality; author of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality; prominent AI doomer1 value
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Founder of MIRI; pioneer of AI alignment as a field; author of 'The Sequences' on rationality; author of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality; prominent AI doomeren.wikipedia.orgf_eY4fG5hI6j
Elizabeth KellyLeading US AI Safety Institute; AI policyMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Leading US AI Safety Institute; AI policyf_eK2nLw9pYr
Elon MuskCEO of Tesla and SpaceX; founder of xAI; co-founder of OpenAI; owner of X/Twitter; one of the wealthiest people in history1 value
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CEO of Tesla and SpaceX; founder of xAI; co-founder of OpenAI; owner of X/Twitter; one of the wealthiest people in historyen.wikipedia.orgf_eM4fG5hI6j
Evan HubingerCo-authored Risks from Learned Optimization (2019) introducing mesa-optimization and deceptive alignment; led Sleeper Agents and Alignment Faking research at Anthropic; 3,400+ citationsMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Co-authored Risks from Learned Optimization (2019) introducing mesa-optimization and deceptive alignment; led Sleeper Agents and Alignment Faking research at Anthropic; 3,400+ citationsf_eH6tN2pQ5v
Fei-Fei LiStanford professor; creator of ImageNet; co-director of Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI)1 value
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Stanford professor; creator of ImageNet; co-director of Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI)f_QB41VrylJQ
Gary MarcusProminent AI critic skeptical of deep learning as path to AGI; advocate for hybrid neurosymbolic AI approaches; author of Rebooting AI and Kluge; founder of Geometric Intelligence (acquired by Uber)Mar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Prominent AI critic skeptical of deep learning as path to AGI; advocate for hybrid neurosymbolic AI approaches; author of Rebooting AI and Kluge; founder of Geometric Intelligence (acquired by Uber)en.wikipedia.orgf_gM6tN2pQ8v
Geoffrey HintonGodfather of deep learning; pioneer of backpropagation, Boltzmann machines, and deep neural networks; Nobel Prize in Physics 2024; Turing Award 20181 value
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Godfather of deep learning; pioneer of backpropagation, Boltzmann machines, and deep neural networks; Nobel Prize in Physics 2024; Turing Award 2018en.wikipedia.orgf_gH4fG5hI6j
Gwern BranwenEarly advocate of AI scaling hypothesis predicting AGI by 2030; maintains gwern.net as comprehensive research archive on AI, psychology, and statistics; influential in rationalist and LessWrong communities; over 90,000 Wikipedia editsMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Early advocate of AI scaling hypothesis predicting AGI by 2030; maintains gwern.net as comprehensive research archive on AI, psychology, and statistics; influential in rationalist and LessWrong communities; over 90,000 Wikipedia editsgwern.netf_gw6tN2pQ9v
Helen TonerFormer OpenAI board member who voted to remove Sam Altman in November 2023; Interim Executive Director of Georgetown CSET; TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI 2024; expertise in US-China AI competition and AI governanceMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Former OpenAI board member who voted to remove Sam Altman in November 2023; Interim Executive Director of Georgetown CSET; TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI 2024; expertise in US-China AI competition and AI governancef_hT6tN2pQ4v
Holden KarnofskyCo-founder of GiveWell and Open Philanthropy; influential figure in effective altruism; author of 'Most Important Century' blog series on transformative AI1 value
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Co-founder of GiveWell and Open Philanthropy; influential figure in effective altruism; author of 'Most Important Century' blog series on transformative AIen.wikipedia.orgf_hK4fG5hI6j
Ian HogarthLeading UK AI Safety Institute; AI investor and writerMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Leading UK AI Safety Institute; AI investor and writerf_iH2nLw9pYr
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI and SSI; co-inventor of the sequence-to-sequence model and AlexNet; key figure in the deep learning revolution1 value
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Co-founder of OpenAI and SSI; co-inventor of the sequence-to-sequence model and AlexNet; key figure in the deep learning revolutionen.wikipedia.orgf_iS4fG5hI6j
Issa RiceCreated Timelines Wiki, AI Watch, and Org Watch for EA and AI safety communities; prolific knowledge infrastructure builder; contract researcher primarily funded by Vipul NaikMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Created Timelines Wiki, AI Watch, and Org Watch for EA and AI safety communities; prolific knowledge infrastructure builder; contract researcher primarily funded by Vipul Naikf_iR6tN2pQ8v
Jack ClarkCo-founder of Anthropic; former Policy Director at OpenAI; creator of the Import AI newsletter; AI policy advocate1 value
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Co-founder of Anthropic; former Policy Director at OpenAI; creator of the Import AI newsletter; AI policy advocatef_y6ELYGnAGQ
Jacob SteinhardtUC Berkeley professor working on AI safety and robustness; leads the Steinhardt Group; runs AI forecasting contests1 value
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UC Berkeley professor working on AI safety and robustness; leads the Steinhardt Group; runs AI forecasting contestsf_r8MSWiNrLQ
Jan LeikeVP of Alignment Science at Anthropic; former co-lead of OpenAI Superalignment team; prominent advocate for AI safety resource allocation1 value
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VP of Alignment Science at Anthropic; former co-lead of OpenAI Superalignment team; prominent advocate for AI safety resource allocationen.wikipedia.orgf_jL4fG5hI6j
Jared KaplanCo-founder of Anthropic; Johns Hopkins physics professor; co-author of neural scaling laws research1 value
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Co-founder of Anthropic; Johns Hopkins physics professor; co-author of neural scaling laws researchf_clGvV7hzcA
Jensen HuangCEO and co-founder of NVIDIA; architect of the GPU computing revolution that enabled modern AI1 value
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CEO and co-founder of NVIDIA; architect of the GPU computing revolution that enabled modern AIf_uWhqL9PqsQ
Katja GraceFounder of AI Impacts; conducts research on AI timelines and forecasting; author of influential AI researcher surveys1 value
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Founder of AI Impacts; conducts research on AI timelines and forecasting; author of influential AI researcher surveysf_TJsbiNSvsg
Leopold AschenbrennerAuthor of Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead predicting AGI by 2027; Columbia University valedictorian at age 19; former OpenAI Superalignment team researcher; founder of $1.5B+ AI-focused hedge fundMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Author of Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead predicting AGI by 2027; Columbia University valedictorian at age 19; former OpenAI Superalignment team researcher; founder of $1.5B+ AI-focused hedge fundf_lA6tN2pQ2v
Luke MuehlhauserFormer Executive Director of MIRI; former GiveWell/Open Philanthropy researcher on AI risk1 value
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Former Executive Director of MIRI; former GiveWell/Open Philanthropy researcher on AI riskf_yFiXtoJMDg
Marc AndreessenCo-created Mosaic web browser (1993); founded Netscape (sold to AOL for $4.2B); co-founded Andreessen Horowitz managing $90B+ in venture capital; techno-optimist AI advocate opposing safety regulationMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Co-created Mosaic web browser (1993); founded Netscape (sold to AOL for $4.2B); co-founded Andreessen Horowitz managing $90B+ in venture capital; techno-optimist AI advocate opposing safety regulationen.wikipedia.orgf_mA6tN2pQ7v
Mark ZuckerbergCEO of Meta; leads Meta AI and open-source Llama model development; advocate for open-source AI1 value
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CEO of Meta; leads Meta AI and open-source Llama model development; advocate for open-source AIf_YbXRRr8Bcw
Max TegmarkCo-founded Future of Life Institute; developed 23 Asilomar AI Principles; organized 2023 AI pause letter with 30,000+ signatories; author of Life 3.0 (NYT bestseller); TIME 100 Most Influential in AI 2023Mar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Co-founded Future of Life Institute; developed 23 Asilomar AI Principles; organized 2023 AI pause letter with 30,000+ signatories; author of Life 3.0 (NYT bestseller); TIME 100 Most Influential in AI 2023f_mT6tN2pQ3v
Mira MuratiFormer CTO of OpenAI; led development of ChatGPT, DALL-E, and GPT-4; now building a new AI company1 value
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Former CTO of OpenAI; led development of ChatGPT, DALL-E, and GPT-4; now building a new AI companyf_f3XKVPdewA
Mustafa SuleymanCo-founder of DeepMind; CEO of Microsoft AI; founded Inflection AI; advocate for AI safety and governance1 value
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Co-founder of DeepMind; CEO of Microsoft AI; founded Inflection AI; advocate for AI safety and governancef_65egajgbIQ
Nate SoaresExecutive Director of MIRI; focuses on mathematical foundations of AI alignment including logical uncertainty, decision theory, and corrigibility; author of MIRI technical agenda papersMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Executive Director of MIRI; focuses on mathematical foundations of AI alignment including logical uncertainty, decision theory, and corrigibility; author of MIRI technical agenda papersf_nS6tN2pQ5v
Neel NandaMechanistic interpretability; TransformerLens library; educational contentMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Mechanistic interpretability; TransformerLens library; educational contentf_nN2nLw9pYr
Nick BecksteadLongtermism, existential risk, FTX Future Fund leadership, Secure AI ProjectMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Longtermism, existential risk, FTX Future Fund leadership, Secure AI Projectf_nB2nLw9pYr
Nick BostromAuthor of 'Superintelligence'; founder of FHI at Oxford; pioneer of existential risk studies; influential philosopher on AI risk, simulation argument, and anthropic reasoning1 value
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Author of 'Superintelligence'; founder of FHI at Oxford; pioneer of existential risk studies; influential philosopher on AI risk, simulation argument, and anthropic reasoningen.wikipedia.orgf_nB4fG5hI6j
Nuño SempereCo-founded Samotsvety forecasting group (won CSET-Foretell by ~2x margin); founded Sentinel for global catastrophe early warning; built Metaforecast.org; ranked 2nd all-time on INFER platformMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Co-founded Samotsvety forecasting group (won CSET-Foretell by ~2x margin); founded Sentinel for global catastrophe early warning; built Metaforecast.org; ranked 2nd all-time on INFER platformf_nP6tN2pQ9v
Paul ChristianoPioneer of RLHF and AI alignment research; founder of Alignment Research Center (ARC); key theorist of iterated amplification and eliciting latent knowledge1 value
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Pioneer of RLHF and AI alignment research; founder of Alignment Research Center (ARC); key theorist of iterated amplification and eliciting latent knowledgeen.wikipedia.orgf_pC4fG5hI6j
Philip TetlockPioneered science of superforecasting; authored Expert Political Judgment (2005) and Superforecasting (2015); co-led Good Judgment Project winning IARPA tournament 2011-2015; identified superforecasters outperforming intelligence analysts by 60-85%Mar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Pioneered science of superforecasting; authored Expert Political Judgment (2005) and Superforecasting (2015); co-led Good Judgment Project winning IARPA tournament 2011-2015; identified superforecasters outperforming intelligence analysts by 60-85%f_pT6tN2pQ1v
Richard NgoAI governance researcher; formerly at OpenAI and DeepMind; influential writer on AI alignment and x-risk1 value
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AI governance researcher; formerly at OpenAI and DeepMind; influential writer on AI alignment and x-riskf_b1ZhBzul2g
Robin HansonPioneered prediction markets (since 1988); invented Logarithmic Market Scoring Rule (LMSR); proposed futarchy governance; originated Great Filter hypothesis; authored The Age of Em and The Elephant in the Brain; 5,200+ citationsMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Pioneered prediction markets (since 1988); invented Logarithmic Market Scoring Rule (LMSR); proposed futarchy governance; originated Great Filter hypothesis; authored The Age of Em and The Elephant in the Brain; 5,200+ citationsf_rH6tN2pQ2v
Rohin ShahResearch scientist at Google DeepMind working on AI alignment; creator of the Alignment Newsletter1 value
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Research scientist at Google DeepMind working on AI alignment; creator of the Alignment Newsletterf_MYw0rJFjJQ
Sam AltmanCEO of OpenAI; previously president of Y Combinator; central figure in the commercialization of large language models1 value
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CEO of OpenAI; previously president of Y Combinator; central figure in the commercialization of large language modelsen.wikipedia.orgf_bN7vQ2xJ4p
Sam McCandlishCo-founder of Anthropic; co-author of neural scaling laws research; formerly at OpenAI1 value
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Co-founder of Anthropic; co-author of neural scaling laws research; formerly at OpenAIf_ZN4oC3AUWw
Satya NadellaCEO of Microsoft; led Microsoft's multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI; shaped enterprise AI strategy1 value
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CEO of Microsoft; led Microsoft's multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI; shaped enterprise AI strategyf_ogkKZjCfQg
Scott AlexanderAuthor of Astral Codex Ten (formerly Slate Star Codex); influential rationalist blogger covering AI risk and effective altruism1 value
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Author of Astral Codex Ten (formerly Slate Star Codex); influential rationalist blogger covering AI risk and effective altruismf_VR9yTjYlmg
Shane LeggCo-founding DeepMind; Early work on AGI; Machine super intelligence thesisMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Co-founding DeepMind; Early work on AGI; Machine super intelligence thesisf_sL2nLw9pYr
Stuart RussellCo-author of 'AI: A Modern Approach' (the standard AI textbook); founder of CHAI at UC Berkeley; leading advocate for provably beneficial AI1 value
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Co-author of 'AI: A Modern Approach' (the standard AI textbook); founder of CHAI at UC Berkeley; leading advocate for provably beneficial AIen.wikipedia.orgf_sR4fG5hI6j
Sundar PichaiCEO of Google and Alphabet; oversees Google DeepMind and Gemini AI development1 value
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CEO of Google and Alphabet; oversees Google DeepMind and Gemini AI developmentf_F6CMdX41GQ
Timnit GebruFounder of the DAIR Institute; former co-lead of Google's Ethical AI team; AI ethics and fairness researcher1 value
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Founder of the DAIR Institute; former co-lead of Google's Ethical AI team; AI ethics and fairness researcherf_3NUOYZSdQw
Toby OrdThe Precipice; existential risk quantification; effective altruismMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026The Precipice; existential risk quantification; effective altruismf_tO2nLw9pYr
Victoria KrakovnaResearch scientist at Google DeepMind working on AI safety; co-founder of the Future of Life Institute1 value
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Research scientist at Google DeepMind working on AI safety; co-founder of the Future of Life Institutef_13qgbQWHbA
Vidur KapurSuperforecaster affiliated with Good Judgment, Swift Centre, Samotsvety, and RAND; AI policy researcher at ControlAI; key member of Sentinel early warning system for global catastrophesMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Superforecaster affiliated with Good Judgment, Swift Centre, Samotsvety, and RAND; AI policy researcher at ControlAI; key member of Sentinel early warning system for global catastrophesf_vK6tN2pQ4v
Vipul NaikCreated Donations List Website tracking $72.8B in philanthropic donations; funded ~$255K in contract research for EA knowledge infrastructure; two-time International Mathematical Olympiad silver medalist; former MIRI researcherMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Created Donations List Website tracking $72.8B in philanthropic donations; funded ~$255K in contract research for EA knowledge infrastructure; two-time International Mathematical Olympiad silver medalist; former MIRI researcherf_vN6tN2pQ6v
Will MacAskillCo-founder of effective altruism movement; longtermism; "What We Owe the Future" (2022); Giving What We Can; 80,000 HoursMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Co-founder of effective altruism movement; longtermism; "What We Owe the Future" (2022); Giving What We Can; 80,000 Hoursf_wM2nLw9pYr
Yann LeCunPioneer of convolutional neural networks (CNNs); Chief AI Scientist at Meta; Turing Award 2018; vocal skeptic of AGI existential risk1 value
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Pioneer of convolutional neural networks (CNNs); Chief AI Scientist at Meta; Turing Award 2018; vocal skeptic of AGI existential risken.wikipedia.orgf_yL4fG5hI6j
Yoshua BengioDeep learning pioneer; now AI safety advocateMar 20261 value
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Mar 2026Deep learning pioneer; now AI safety advocatef_yB2nLw9pYr

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