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Jan Leike

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Anthropic
as of May 2024
Role / Title
Head of Alignment Science
as of May 2024

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Employed BymK9pX3rQ7nMay 20243 pts▶
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May 2024Anthropicanthropic.comf_eH9jV6nK4t
Jan 2021OpenAIopenai.comf_dF5bX8wC3g
2017Google DeepMindjan.leike.namef_chtWwYTL4w
Role / TitleHead of Alignment ScienceMay 20243 pts▶
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May 2024Head of Alignment Scienceanthropic.comf_gW2pL8rA7m
Jul 2023Co-lead, Superalignmentopenai.comf_cKkzVi4YBg
2017Research Scientistjan.leike.namef_NhWxgnXziQ

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EducationPhD in Machine Learning, Australian National University—▶
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—PhD in Machine Learning, Australian National Universityjan.leike.namef_jL1aB2cD3e
Notable ForHead of Alignment Science at Anthropic; former co-lead of OpenAI Superalignment team; prominent advocate for AI safety resource allocation—▶
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—Head of Alignment Science at Anthropic; former co-lead of OpenAI Superalignment team; prominent advocate for AI safety resource allocationen.wikipedia.orgf_jL4fG5hI6j
Social Media@janleike—▶
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Career History

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OrganizationTitleStartEndSourceNotes
deepmindResearch Scientist20172021jan.leike.nameWorked on reinforcement learning theory and agent alignment
openaiAlignment Team Lead; then Co-lead of Superalignment2021May 2024openai.comLed alignment research; co-led Superalignment team from July 2023; resigned publicly citing safety concerns and insufficient compute allocation
anthropicHead of Alignment ScienceMay 2024—anthropic.comJoined Anthropic same month he left OpenAI; leads scalable oversight and alignment research
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