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Yonadav Shavit — Description: Policy staff at OpenAI. PhD in Computer Science from Harvard. Author of 'What does it take to catch a Chinchilla?' (2023), the first major compute monitoring framework proposing on-chip firmware snapshots for international AI governance verification.

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1 check · 4/11/2026

The source confirms Yonadav Shavit has a PhD in Computer Science from Harvard and has worked on AI policy. However, the source explicitly states he is a 'PhD candidate' (not yet completed) and mentions Schmidt Futures employment in 2021-2022, not current OpenAI employment. The source does not mention the specific 2023 paper or the compute monitoring framework. The claim appears to describe a more recent/updated status than what the source provides. The source also notes 'I no longer update this site' suggesting it may be outdated. The claim is partially confirmed but missing critical details and potentially outdated regarding current employment.

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Yonadav Shavit
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Policy staff at OpenAI. PhD in Computer Science from Harvard. Author of 'What does it take to catch a Chinchilla?' (2023), the first major compute monitoring framework proposing on-chip firmware snapshots for international AI governance verification.
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partial75%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 4/11/2026

NoteThe source confirms Yonadav Shavit has a PhD in Computer Science from Harvard and has worked on AI policy. However, the source explicitly states he is a 'PhD candidate' (not yet completed) and mentions Schmidt Futures employment in 2021-2022, not current OpenAI employment. The source does not mention the specific 2023 paper or the compute monitoring framework. The claim appears to describe a more recent/updated status than what the source provides. The source also notes 'I no longer update this site' suggesting it may be outdated. The claim is partially confirmed but missing critical details and potentially outdated regarding current employment.

Case № f_9Cprm7Squ8Filed 4/11/2026Confidence 75%