personnel
Nicky Pochinkov — Teaching Assistant at Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator
Metadata
| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | LLPCrfuFtM |
| Source URL | www.lesswrong.com/posts/XXTanE2GeP5Lchp9G/arena-5-0-impact-report |
| Parent | Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator |
| Children | — |
| Created | Apr 7, 2026, 2:15 PM |
| Updated | Apr 7, 2026, 2:15 PM |
| Synced | Apr 7, 2026, 2:15 PM |
Record Data
id | LLPCrfuFtM |
personId | Nicky Pochinkov(person) |
organizationId | Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator(organization) |
personEntityId | Nicky Pochinkov(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 | Nicky Pochinkov served as TA in ARENA 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0, and is responsible for the programme's compute infrastructure. Confirmed in ARENA 5.0 (August 2025), 6.0 (November 2025), and 7.0 impact reports. Start date unknown. |
Source Check Verdicts
confirmed95% confidence
Last checked: 4/9/2026
The source explicitly confirms that Nicky Pochinkov held the role of Teaching Assistant (TA) at the Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator (ARENA). The organization name matches (ARENA is the Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator), the person name matches exactly, and the role is confirmed. The source is from the ARENA 5.0 Impact Report dated August 2025, discussing the programme that ran April-May 2025.
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