personnel
Dennis Akar — Teaching Assistant at Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator
Metadata
| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | C9tXmDFl3U |
| Source URL | www.lesswrong.com/posts/XXTanE2GeP5Lchp9G/arena-5-0-impact-report |
| Parent | Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator |
| Children | — |
| Created | Apr 7, 2026, 2:16 PM |
| Updated | Apr 7, 2026, 2:16 PM |
| Synced | Apr 7, 2026, 2:16 PM |
Record Data
id | C9tXmDFl3U |
personId | Dennis Akar(person) |
organizationId | Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator(organization) |
personEntityId | Dennis Akar(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator(organization) |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | Teaching Assistant |
roleType | career |
startDate | — |
endDate | — |
isFounder | No |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | www.lesswrong.com/posts/XXTanE2GeP5Lchp9G/arena-5-0-impact-report |
notes | Dennis Akar served as TA in ARENA 5.0 (April-May 2025) and ARENA 7.0 (January-February 2026). Confirmed in ARENA 5.0 and 7.0 impact reports. Start date unknown. |
Source Check Verdicts
confirmed95% confidence
Last checked: 4/9/2026
The source text explicitly confirms that Dennis Akar served as a Teaching Assistant (TA) at the Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator (ARENA) during ARENA 5.0. The organization name matches, the person name matches, and the role matches. The source provides this information in the 'Staff Changes' section under 'Main Changes' for ARENA 5.0.
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Source Table: personnel
Source ID: C9tXmDFl3U