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Holden Karnofsky

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Structured Facts
Database Records
Birth Year
1981

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Background

Birth Year1981—view →
EducationBA in Social Studies, Harvard University—view →
Notable ForCo-founder of GiveWell and Open Philanthropy; influential figure in effective altruism; author of 'Most Important Century' blog series on transformative AI—view →
Social Media@HoldenKarnofsky—view →
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Karnofsky—view →

General

Websitehttps://www.cold-takes.com—view →

Career History

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OrganizationTitleStartSourceNotesEndSource check
AnthropicMember of Technical Staff2025-01fortune.comJoined Anthropic in early 2025; works on responsible scaling policy—Not checked
Open PhilanthropyCo-CEO2014-01openphilanthropy.orgCo-CEO; directed major AI safety funding; stepped back from operational role in 20242024Not checked
GiveWellCo-founder & Co-Executive Director2007-01givewell.orgCo-founded GiveWell with Elie Hassenfeld2014Not checked
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