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Head of AI Safety, US AI Safety Institute
as of Feb 2024
Birth Year
1,992
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Employed Byus-aisiFeb 20243 pts▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2024 | US AI Safety Institute | nist.gov | f_He1SsMRfAw |
| Oct 2021 | Alignment Research Center | alignment.org | f_qPXcXJF3Uv |
| Jan 2017 | OpenAI | paulfchristiano.com | f_rPQmiVa1LH |
Role / TitleHead of AI Safety, US AI Safety InstituteFeb 20242 pts▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2024 | Head of AI Safety, US AI Safety Institute | nist.gov | f_DRwx53YvWw |
| Oct 2021 | Founder, Alignment Research Center | alignment.org | f_rvwYSk7eFi |
Background
Birth Year1,992—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1,992 | — | f_ZmXlEP6Y6H |
EducationPhD in Computer Science, UC Berkeley; BS in Mathematics, MIT—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | PhD in Computer Science, UC Berkeley; BS in Mathematics, MIT | en.wikipedia.org | f_pC1aB2cD3e |
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6gHkYDgAAAAJ—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6gHkYDgAAAAJ | — | f_vbteu6smt2 |
Notable ForPioneer of RLHF and AI alignment research; founder of Alignment Research Center (ARC); key theorist of iterated amplification and eliciting latent knowledge—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Pioneer of RLHF and AI alignment research; founder of Alignment Research Center (ARC); key theorist of iterated amplification and eliciting latent knowledge | en.wikipedia.org | f_pC4fG5hI6j |
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Christiano—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Christiano | — | f_tpbbdlppar |
General
Websitehttps://paulfchristiano.com—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | https://paulfchristiano.com | — | f_ur092jojlz |
Career History
3| Organization | Title | Start | End | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openai | Research Scientist | 2017 | Oct 2021 | paulfchristiano.com | Led alignment research; key contributor to RLHF methodology; developed debate and iterated amplification approaches |
| arc | Founder & President | Oct 2021 | — | alignment.org | Founded ARC to work on alignment theory and evals; stepped back from daily operations in 2023 due to brain injury sustained in an accident |
| us-aisi | Head of AI Safety | Feb 2024 | — | nist.gov | Joined the U.S. AI Safety Institute (under NIST) to lead safety research |
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| Numeric ID | E220 |
| Type | person |
| YAML Source | packages/kb/data/things/paul-christiano.yaml |
| Facts | 12 structured |
| Records | 3 in 1 collection |
Social Media@paulfchristiano—▶