personnel
John Wentworth — Independent Alignment Researcher at Independent
Metadata
| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | 0cME7E4yHq |
| Source URL | www.lesswrong.com/users/johnswentworth |
| Parent | Independent |
| Children | — |
| Created | Mar 24, 2026, 8:45 PM |
| Updated | Mar 25, 2026, 4:02 AM |
| Synced | Mar 25, 2026, 4:02 AM |
Record Data
id | 0cME7E4yHq |
personId | John Wentworth(person) |
organizationId | Independent |
personEntityId | John Wentworth(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | — |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | Independent Alignment Researcher |
roleType | career |
startDate | 2020 |
endDate | — |
isFounder | No |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | www.lesswrong.com/users/johnswentworth |
notes | Independent researcher focused on natural abstractions and agent foundations; previously associated with MIRI |
Source Check Verdicts
unverifiable95% confidence
Last checked: 4/9/2026
The source text is a LessWrong profile page for John Wentworth showing his posts and activity. While it confirms the person's identity, it does not contain any information about: (1) his organizational affiliation ('Independent'), (2) his specific role title ('Independent Alignment Researcher'), or (3) his start date (2020). The profile page does not address employment or organizational details. This information would need to be verified from a different source that explicitly discusses his employment history or current affiliations.
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Source ID: 0cME7E4yHq